Franco Prussian War Collection (page 10)

Stopped at a barricade, a pass from the Paris Commune, 1871. Two fashionable women in crinoline dresses
5913102 Stopped at a barricade, a pass from the Paris Commune, 1871. Two fashionable women in crinoline dresses and hats show papers to a soldier with rifle. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Suspense! or, Empress - Wife - Mother (colour litho)
3648329 Suspense! or, Empress - Wife - Mother (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suspense! or, Empress - Wife - Mother)

Triumphal entry of the German Emperor into Paris (litho)
3646220 Triumphal entry of the German Emperor into Paris (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triumphal entry of the German Emperor into Paris. French cartoon)

Caricature of King Wilhelm I of Prussia (colour litho)
3646219 Caricature of King Wilhelm I of Prussia (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of King Wilhelm I of Prussia. French cartoon of 1870)

Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (coloured engraving)
3621749 Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (Auxiliary National Guard)

L Aumonier Militaire (coloured engraving)
3621747 L Aumonier Militaire (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Aumonier Militaire (Military Chaplain)

Garde Nationale Sedentaire (coloured engraving)
3621745 Garde Nationale Sedentaire (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garde Nationale Sedentaire (Sedentary National Guard)

Legion des Amis de la France (coloured engraving)
3621744 Legion des Amis de la France (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Legion des Amis de la France (Legion of Friends of France)

Gardien de la Paix Publique (coloured engraving)
3621743 Gardien de la Paix Publique (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gardien de la Paix Publique (Guuardian of the Public Peace)

Garde Mobile de la Seine (coloured engraving)
3621742 Garde Mobile de la Seine (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garde Mobile de la Seine (Mobile Guard of the Seine)

Battle in the streets of Bazeilles, Franco-Prussian War, 1 September 1870 (chromolitho)
3621639 Battle in the streets of Bazeilles, Franco-Prussian War, 1 September 1870 (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle in the streets of Bazeilles)

A victorious First World War Allied tank passes by the tomb of a French cavalry soldier from the Franco-Prussian War
3641289 A victorious First World War Allied tank passes by the tomb of a French cavalry soldier from the Franco-Prussian War

Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and statesman (colour litho)
3639641 Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and statesman (colour litho) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patrice de MacMahon (1808-1893), Duke of Magenta

Leon Gambetta, French statesman (colour litho)
3639638 Leon Gambetta, French statesman (colour litho) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leon Gambetta (1838-1882), French statesman

The Capitulation of Sedan
3778972 The Capitulation of Sedan - by Werner, Anton Alexander von (1843-1915) (after); (add.info.: The Capitulation of Sedan on 1st September 1870 - after a painting by Anton von Werner)

Proclamation of King Wilhelm I of Prussia as Emperor of Germany, Hall of Mirrors, Palais de Versailles, France
6001376 Proclamation of King Wilhelm I of Prussia as Emperor of Germany, Hall of Mirrors, Palais de Versailles, France, 18 January 1871 (engraving) by Guenther

French soldiers wounded in the final unsuccessful attempt to break out from the Siege of Paris arriving at the Quai de
6001340 French soldiers wounded in the final unsuccessful attempt to break out from the Siege of Paris arriving at the Quai de la Megisserie, Franco Prussian War

German soldiers helping themselves to the contents of the wine cellar of Thionville Cathedral, France
6001329 German soldiers helping themselves to the contents of the wine cellar of Thionville Cathedral, France, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (engraving) by European School

Town and fortress of Belfort, France, after its surrender to the besieging Germans, Franco-Prussian War
6001294 Town and fortress of Belfort, France, after its surrender to the besieging Germans, Franco-Prussian War, 18 February 1871 (engraving) by European School

German soldiers at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, after securing victory in the Franco-Prussian War
6001292 German soldiers at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, after securing victory in the Franco-Prussian War, 2 March 1871 (engraving) by European School

Military scenes from the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving)
5998721 Military scenes from the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Military scenes from the Franco-Prussian War)

Siege of Paris by the Prussians, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving)
5998719 Siege of Paris by the Prussians, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Paris by the Prussians)

King Wilhelm I of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck and Field Marsha Helmuth von Moltke at the Siege of Paris
5998711 King Wilhelm I of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck and Field Marsha Helmuth von Moltke at the Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War

Battles of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving)
5998710 Battles of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battles of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871)

Capture of Saarbrucken by the French, Franco-prussian War, 2 August 1870 (coloured engraving)
5998694 Capture of Saarbrucken by the French, Franco-prussian War, 2 August 1870 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Career of French general Alfred Chanzy (coloured engraving)
5998729 Career of French general Alfred Chanzy (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Career of French general Alfred Chanzy (1823-1883)

Career of French Marshal Francois Certain de Canrobert (coloured engraving)
5998723 Career of French Marshal Francois Certain de Canrobert (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Gravelotte, Franco-Prussian War, 16 August 1870 (coloured engraving)
5998686 Battle of Gravelotte, Franco-Prussian War, 16 August 1870 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Gravelotte, Franco-Prussian War)

Pontoon Bridge across the Seine, near St Germains (engraving)
1052175 Pontoon Bridge across the Seine, near St Germains (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pontoon Bridge across the Seine, near St Germain s)

On the Road to Paris (engraving)
1052143 On the Road to Paris (engraving) by Woods, Henry (1846-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road to Paris)

A Street in Sedan during the Bombardment (engraving)
1052130 A Street in Sedan during the Bombardment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Street in Sedan during the Bombardment)

The Place Stanislas, Nancy (engraving)
1052121 The Place Stanislas, Nancy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Place Stanislas, Nancy)

Reception of the Prussians by the Geese of Molsheim (engraving)
1052105 Reception of the Prussians by the Geese of Molsheim (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reception of the Prussians by the Geese of Molsheim)

Bird s-Eye View of Paris and its Fortifications (engraving)
1052102 Bird s-Eye View of Paris and its Fortifications (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird s-Eye View of Paris and its Fortifications)

The Attack on Saarbruck by the French (engraving)
1052070 The Attack on Saarbruck by the French (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attack on Saarbruck by the French)

Waiting for the End, a Sketch on the Terrace of St Germain (engraving)
1052641 Waiting for the End, a Sketch on the Terrace of St Germain (engraving) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waiting for the End)

The Peace Illuminations at Berlin, the Townhall (engraving)
1052474 The Peace Illuminations at Berlin, the Townhall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peace Illuminations at Berlin, the Townhall)

The Germans in Paris, waiting for a Passage (engraving)
1052458 The Germans in Paris, waiting for a Passage (engraving) by Gregory, Edward John (1850-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Germans in Paris, waiting for a Passage)

Inside Paris, turning out for Duty on the Ramparts (engraving)
1052195 Inside Paris, turning out for Duty on the Ramparts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inside Paris, turning out for Duty on the Ramparts)

The Fountains at Versailles playing before the King of Prussia (engraving)
1052179 The Fountains at Versailles playing before the King of Prussia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Crown Prince in the Palace at Versailles (engraving)
1052154 The Crown Prince in the Palace at Versailles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crown Prince in the Palace at Versailles)

Sightseers at the Paris Fortifications (engraving)
1052079 Sightseers at the Paris Fortifications (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sightseers at the Paris Fortifications)

On the Beach at St Malo, Departure of Levies for the Front (engraving)
1052378 On the Beach at St Malo, Departure of Levies for the Front (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Beach at St Malo)

Sketches by Balloon Post (engraving)
1052359 Sketches by Balloon Post (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches by Balloon Post)

The Mayor of Tours on his Way to ask for a Cessation of the Bombardment (engraving)
1052356 The Mayor of Tours on his Way to ask for a Cessation of the Bombardment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bringing up the Guns (engraving)
1052322 Bringing up the Guns (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bringing up the Guns)

A Hasty Sketch, before the Advanced Prussian Posts (engraving)
1052317 A Hasty Sketch, before the Advanced Prussian Posts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Hasty Sketch, before the Advanced Prussian Posts)

The Crown Princess of Prussia at the Hospital Barracks, Frankfort (engraving)
1052298 The Crown Princess of Prussia at the Hospital Barracks, Frankfort (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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The Franco-Prussian War, a pivotal conflict in European history, unfolded against the backdrop of political intrigue and territorial disputes. As tensions escalated, the map of Prussia in 1872 revealed a nation poised for expansion. The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles on January 18th, 1871 marked a turning point as Count Otto von Bismarck orchestrated the unification of various German states. One cannot discuss this war without mentioning Alsace-Lorraine, an area hotly contested between France and Germany. A map from 1880 highlights its significance as both sides sought to assert their dominance over this strategic region. Amidst the chaos, Paris Commune emerged as a radical socialist government challenging traditional power structures. Meanwhile, fragments of the Panorama depicted intense battles like Rezonville where soldiers fought bravely for their respective nations. Innovations in weaponry played a crucial role during this conflict; one such example was the Needle Gun Of Dreyse which revolutionized warfare tactics. At war councils held at Versailles Prefecture on December 6th, 1870, military strategists devised plans that would shape the outcome of battles. Medical advancements also came to prominence with Nikolay Pirogov's contributions as a Russian surgeon treating wounded soldiers on both sides. His expertise saved countless lives amidst the horrors of war. As hostilities intensified further, maps detailing territories transferred to Germany after its victory showcased how borders were redrawn forever altering Europe's geopolitical landscape. Episode from Vionville battle exemplified fierce clashes between French and Prussian forces while depicting individual acts of heroism amid chaos and destruction. Finally, no account would be complete without acknowledging the Siege of Paris lasting from September 19th, 1870 until January 28th, 1871 - an event that encapsulated desperation and resilience within city walls under siege by German forces.