1-148-840 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Battle of Sedan, France, Franco-Prussian War, 1 September 1870. The village of Baseilles in flames (centre), the River Meuse (centre right) and Faubourg de Alan (centre foreground). Sedan is out of the picture to the right. French troops are drawn up left and centre to resist Prussian forces which have crossed the bridge behind the trees (centre left). From The Graphic. (London, 24 September 1870).