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| Picture No | 10219073 |
| Date | 1870 |
| Description | The Provisional Government reviewing the National Guard |
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The Provisional Government reviewing the National Guard during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1. The Provisional Government of National Defence was set up after the French defeat at Sedan. It was headed by General Trochu, Leon Gambetta and Jules Favre. This image was sent to the Illustrated London News by balloon post from besieged Paris.
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| Source | Illustrated London News. 1870. p 465. By CJ Staniland |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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