The siege of Paris. - Episode of the Bourget affair. - The Prussians evicted from a bakery (Le Monde illustré, November 12, 1870) - Daniel Vierge
Image series :
Notice n°1 sur 6 Notice suivante
Date :
Entre 1857 et 1940
Type of image :
Gravure sur bois de bout
Storage Location :
FOL-LC2-2943
Description
P. 311, 1st column, we read the following account:
"The retreat was sounded. But those who were locked up and surrounded in the houses could not get out. In a candle factory, fifty-seven men had entrenched themselves; they left the square only after littering the surroundings with enemy corpses. Caught in a bakery, a few Mobiles and a handful of Turcos put up heroic resistance. Chased from the first floor to the second floor, they fought like lions against the pursuing Prussians, who they threw out of the windows. Many, having exhausted all resistance, had to surrender."
It wasn't the Prussians, but the French who were dislodged...
History :
- signed lower left "VIERGE".
Technical Data
Notice #024545
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France