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French soldiers, Siege of Paris, 1871. Artist: Auguste Bry

French soldiers, Siege of Paris, 1871. Artist: Auguste Bry

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French soldiers, Siege of Paris, 1871. 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 and great hardship until a bombardment with heavy siege guns led to its surrender on 28 January 1871.

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