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| Picture No | 10219132 |
| Date | 1871 |
| Description | Destruction in the Rue Royale; Paris Commune 1871 |
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Burning of the Rue Royale during the fighting that accompanied the end of the Paris Commune, 1871. As the Communards retreated they set fire to many parts of Paris to keep the Versailles Army at bay.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 3 June 1871, page 536 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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