FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR OF 1870

EPOPEES: The Cuirassiers, from Origins to 1918 EPOPEES: The Cuirassiers, from Origins to 1918 2
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EPOPEES: The Cuirassiers, from Origins to 1918

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This work invites you to discover the cuirassiers, distinguished cavalrymen who traversed the history of France from the 18th century to the end of the First World War, both witnesses and heroic actors in the victorious battles and dark defeats of the French army. Combining epic accounts, meticulous descriptions of uniforms and remarkable illustrations,...
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Edouard Detaille - A Century of Military Glory
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Edouard Detaille - A Century of Military Glory

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Édouard Detaille embodies, single-handedly, the military painting of his era — that of the first forty years of the Third Republic. He bore witness with his brush to the hardships and greatness of his fellow soldiers of 1870. His immense talent is placed at the service of the cult of the French soldier, dominated by the heroic figure of Emperor Napoleon....
Summer 1870 - The War as Told by the Soldiers
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Summer 1870 - The War as Told by the Soldiers

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On 19 July 1870, Napoleon III fell into Bismarck's trap and declared war on Prussia. In a state of exaltation, seasoned soldiers and young recruits alike headed towards the eastern frontiers. No one could then imagine the catastrophe awaiting France. Defeated on its own territory, the country would lose Alsace and northern Lorraine before settling into a...
The French and the War of 1870
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The French and the War of 1870

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In July 2020, the country commemorated the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the War of 1870, which from 18 July 1870 to 28 January 1871 pitted France against a German coalition led by Bismarck's Prussia. Declared for a reason rooted in the Ancien Régime, this conflict is characterised militarily by extremely bloody battles that foreshadow those of the...
1870-1871 Perspectives on the Franco-German War - Carnet...
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1870-1871 Perspectives on the Franco-German War - Carnet de la Sabretache

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Perspectives on the Franco-German War of 1870-1871 This special issue on the conflict of 1870-1871 aims to complement the many studies and accounts that have been published on this subject. It does not claim to "recount" the war in the face of this wealth of easily accessible and highly comprehensive sources. La Sabretache has favoured a more diverse...
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VERDUN THROUGH THREE WARS 1870 - 1945
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VERDUN THROUGH THREE WARS 1870 - 1945

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1870–1945: three conflicts in less than a century, including two world wars, and one city, guardian of France — Verdun. Verdun, elevated to a national symbol by the Battle of 1916, was also occupied twice by the Second Reich between 1870 and 1873, then by the Third Reich in 1940–1944. From its vast remodelled citadel to the Vauban ramparts and its...
LETTERS TO ELISE - A History of the Franco-Prussian War...
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LETTERS TO ELISE - A History of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 Through the...

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Through nearly 250 previously unpublished letters, discover for the first time the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 through the eyes of Prussian soldiers: from the entry into the war to the repatriation of troops to Germany, through the first battles in Alsace and Lorraine, the fighting against the Army of the Loire, the siege of Paris, and the Commune —...
WISSEMBOURG 4 August 1870 – Alsace Violated
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WISSEMBOURG 4 August 1870 – Alsace Violated

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On the morning of 4 August 1870, the 2nd division of General Abel Douay was positioned on the heights of Wissembourg, a few hundred metres from the enemy frontier. On the other side, several Prussian and Bavarian corps were advancing without having been detected by the French cavalry reconnaissance. An unequal battle was engaged in and around the town, in...
THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL NAVY from 1870 to its fall.
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THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL NAVY from 1870 to its fall.

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French works on the Russian Imperial Navy are rare. The same may be said of English and American publications. Yet the Russian Imperial Navy was an exceptional force, torn as it was between three principal theatres: the Baltic, the Pacific and the Black Sea, of which only the first two could be linked (at great difficulty), the Black Sea remaining...
NAPOLEON III'S ARMY in the War of 1870 NAPOLEON III'S ARMY in the War of 1870 2
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NAPOLEON III'S ARMY in the War of 1870

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Napoleon III's Army in the War of 1870 by André Jouineau and Jean-Marie Mongin
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