Title

Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). Artist: Auguste Bry

Caption

Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). A French soldier on guard duty in a trench. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870. The city held out despite famine, disease and cold until a bombardment with heavy siege guns led to its surrender on 28 January 1871. From a private collection.
Private collection

Date

1871

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B86_108

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,7Mb) / 12,0in x 16,1in / 3613 x 4834 (300dpi)

Keywords

standing people male man men waiting country French France guy guard weapon weapons gun guns war location century soldiers soldier rifle concept bayonet B&W MONOCHROME warfare trench trenches sandbag sandbags sentry 19th century black & white black and white B W weaponry Military personnel 1870s nineteenth century Art Media 1870-1871 besieged Franco-Prussian War guard duty Siege of Paris Auguste Bry Clement-Auguste Andrieux;Andrieux Clement-Auguste;Clement Auguste Andrieux;Clement Andrieux Bry Auguste