The Last Stand of the Communards; Paris Commune 1871

The last stand of the Paris Communards at their barricades, against the onslaught of the National Guard, Paris. At the end of the Franco-Prussian war, Parisian socialists set up the Commune and refused to surrender Paris to the rightwing French government. This led to bitter fighting on the streets of the city and large-scale executions of Communards

Barricades Bitter Communards Commune Executions Onslaught Refused Rightwing

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