Àdàkọ:POTD/2008-01-22
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The [Franco-Prussian] War: Fall of Strasbourg - Departure of French Prisoners", from the 15 October 1870 issue of the Illustrated London News The Siege of Strasbourg was a rather one-sided battle, with the German assault only limited by the amount of ammunition they had, and fortresses falling regularly. Napoleon III's capture in the Battle of Sedan on 1 September, 1870 (and the fall of the Second French Empire) meant that no relief was coming, and, though the city held on a while after the news reached them, the relentless forward movement of the Prussian lines eventually forced surrender on the 27th of September. Image credit: William Simpson and Arthur Hopkins |