Picture No | 10219064 |
Date | 1870 |
Description | Prussians tapping the French Telegraph; Franco-Prussian War, |
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Members of the Prussian Army intercepting French telegraph messages during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1. Prussian technical and military expertise was unsurpassed in Europe at this time, leading to disaster for the French.
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Source | The Graphic. 1870. cover. By Edwin Buckman |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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