Franco-Prussian War - Students Going to Man the Barricades - Illustrated London News Oct 1 1870, Fred Barnard, 1 October 1870

"the [franco-prussian] war: defence of paris-students going to man the fortifications" one of the iconic images of the franco-prussian war. After the surrender of napoleon iii, the french republic refused the german settlement terms, and the war was forced to continue. Paris was besieged, and people of all walks of life entered into its defence. Date: 1 October 1870.