Title

'Les Cuirassiers de Reichshoffen', 6th August 1870, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. Artist: Unknown

Caption

'Les Cuirassiers de Reichshoffen', 6th August 1870, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. French cavalry in action during the Battle of Reichshoffen (Battle of Worth), the first major engagement of the war. The battle was a defeat for the French, with 700 cuirassiers killed by close range fire in a counter-attack on the village of Morsbronn. From a private collection.
Private collection

Date

1870

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B86_484

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,6Mb) / 11,7in x 16,6in / 3514 x 4976 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal people male man men animals horses horse country French France guy color colour charging village armour mounted war location century soldiers soldier Alsace horseback concept charge battle cavalry warfare 19th century Military personnel 1870s breastplate nineteenth century Art Media 1870-1871 Bas-Rhin Battle of Worth cavalryman cuirassier Franco-Prussian War Reichshoffen TGN Unknown