Sujet

The Commune in Paris: Communists...going out to fight the troops from Versailles, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

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The Commune in Paris: Communists at the Porte Maillot going out to fight the troops from Versailles, 1871. Franco-Prussian War. 'The body of troops from Versailles, sent by General Vinoy to act against the insurgents, was not above 3000 strong. It consisted of a battalion of infantry of the Marine, a battalion of the 112th, and one of the 114th of the Line; half a battalion of Breton sailors, who in the French army are drilled to act as infantry when required; a battery of brass 9-pounders, half a squadron of Chasseurs d'Afrique, and the same number of mounted gendarmes'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM24A70_249

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Droits gérés

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25,3Mo (2,8Mo) / 29,2cm x 21,7cm / 3449 x 2563 (300dpi)

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