The human remains of two Algerian tirailleurs who died in the Franco-Prussian War and were displayed in the anatomical collections of the University of Freiburg have been identified as 'Abdallah Ben Lein' and 'Abdel-Kadn-Ben-Ladsche'. www.france24.com/fr/europe/20...
"Ces tirailleurs se sont sacrifiés" : les restes de deux "turcos" algériens retrouvés en Allemagne
Plus de 150 ans après leur mort à la suite de la bataille de Reichshoffen en Alsace durant la guerre de 1870, les restes de deux tirailleurs algériens ont été découverts dans les collections anatomiqu...
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August 18, 2026 at 8:17 AM
#Warof1870 Gambetta as a cockerel. From the figures in the background it’s clear other heads were available.
September 24, 2026 at 6:53 AM
#Warof1870 Gambetta as a cockerel. From the figures in the background it’s clear other heads were available.
#Warof1870 I was always struck by the idea of German #FWW soldiers marching past this monument to the renowned commander of the 2ème armée de la Loire, General Chanzy in his birthplace- Buzancy (08) - until I recently discovered that this was a replacement only erected in 1958.
May 29, 2026 at 7:02 AM
#Warof1870 I was always struck by the idea of German #FWW soldiers marching past this monument to the renowned commander of the 2ème armée de la Loire, General Chanzy in his birthplace- Buzancy (08) - until I recently discovered that this was a replacement only erected in 1958.
Frontier Post (Poteau frontière) from Forbach (Moselle (57)).
Installed by the Prussians after their victory in 1871, it was removed from the then-border by the French following the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 #Warof1870
Musée national des Douanes
#Bordeaux
(Yes, that’s a Monet in the background).
Installed by the Prussians after their victory in 1871, it was removed from the then-border by the French following the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 #Warof1870
Musée national des Douanes
#Bordeaux
(Yes, that’s a Monet in the background).
September 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Frontier Post (Poteau frontière) from Forbach (Moselle (57)).
Installed by the Prussians after their victory in 1871, it was removed from the then-border by the French following the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 #Warof1870
Musée national des Douanes
#Bordeaux
(Yes, that’s a Monet in the background).
Installed by the Prussians after their victory in 1871, it was removed from the then-border by the French following the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 #Warof1870
Musée national des Douanes
#Bordeaux
(Yes, that’s a Monet in the background).
L'Isle Adam Defense du Passage de l'Oise à #LIsleAdam (#ValDOise)
Suite 👉 https://cartorum.fr/carte-postale/785956/lisle-adam-lisle-adam-defense-du-passage-de-loise
Suite 👉 https://cartorum.fr/carte-postale/785956/lisle-adam-lisle-adam-defense-du-passage-de-loise
August 17, 2024 at 8:41 PM
“A country violated and laid waste by an invader, or even beaten in war, will never forget and never rest until it has had its revenge. From 1871 until 1914 the statue of Strasbourg in the Place de la Concorde was shrouded in mourning, and France was to dream of La Revanche.” #Warof1870 #history
June 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
“A country violated and laid waste by an invader, or even beaten in war, will never forget and never rest until it has had its revenge. From 1871 until 1914 the statue of Strasbourg in the Place de la Concorde was shrouded in mourning, and France was to dream of La Revanche.” #Warof1870 #history
5/ It’s always my intention to blog more about the trips I make & things discovered. Work & family commitments often limit me from doing so. Hopefully, I’ll have some opportunities soon for more about #greener battlefield tourism, how important the #Warof1870 was to #1GM & individuals’ #FWW stories
May 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
5/ It’s always my intention to blog more about the trips I make & things discovered. Work & family commitments often limit me from doing so. Hopefully, I’ll have some opportunities soon for more about #greener battlefield tourism, how important the #Warof1870 was to #1GM & individuals’ #FWW stories
An expression that is similar to “It never rains, but it pours” but which references the biggest battle of the #Warof1870 (the “Franco-Prussian War”).
According to the excellent Musée de la Guerre de 1870 et de l'Annexion, a battle that produced over 75,000 casualties & ended #OTD in 1870.
According to the excellent Musée de la Guerre de 1870 et de l'Annexion, a battle that produced over 75,000 casualties & ended #OTD in 1870.
August 18, 2026 at 8:24 AM
An expression that is similar to “It never rains, but it pours” but which references the biggest battle of the #Warof1870 (the “Franco-Prussian War”).
According to the excellent Musée de la Guerre de 1870 et de l'Annexion, a battle that produced over 75,000 casualties & ended #OTD in 1870.
According to the excellent Musée de la Guerre de 1870 et de l'Annexion, a battle that produced over 75,000 casualties & ended #OTD in 1870.
Some modern #historians of the #FWW #WW1 seem to have difficulty with the effects of the German annexation of #Alsace and #Lorraine after the #Warof1870.
A German city that’s about 12 kms from the border with France in 2026 was >90km further away in 1914! #maps
A German city that’s about 12 kms from the border with France in 2026 was >90km further away in 1914! #maps
June 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Some modern #historians of the #FWW #WW1 seem to have difficulty with the effects of the German annexation of #Alsace and #Lorraine after the #Warof1870.
A German city that’s about 12 kms from the border with France in 2026 was >90km further away in 1914! #maps
A German city that’s about 12 kms from the border with France in 2026 was >90km further away in 1914! #maps
3/ The original statue in Buzancy was erected in 1884. However, it was dismantled and melted down during the Vichy regime in the Second World War.
Which revives again the tantalising image of #FWW German soldiers marching past a statue of a French hero of the #Warof1870.
Which revives again the tantalising image of #FWW German soldiers marching past a statue of a French hero of the #Warof1870.
May 29, 2026 at 7:05 AM
3/ The original statue in Buzancy was erected in 1884. However, it was dismantled and melted down during the Vichy regime in the Second World War.
Which revives again the tantalising image of #FWW German soldiers marching past a statue of a French hero of the #Warof1870.
Which revives again the tantalising image of #FWW German soldiers marching past a statue of a French hero of the #Warof1870.
“Well, it’s going well so far”.
#OTDIH 2 August 1870. The French capture (briefly) Saarbrücken.
French troops for the attack were told they “should take something to eat, as it is not known at what time they will return to camp in the evening.”
#Warof1870 #FrancoPrussianWar
#OTDIH 2 August 1870. The French capture (briefly) Saarbrücken.
French troops for the attack were told they “should take something to eat, as it is not known at what time they will return to camp in the evening.”
#Warof1870 #FrancoPrussianWar
![Capture of Saarbrucken by the French, 2 August 1870. Print published by Pellerin & Cie, Imagerie D’Epinal, late 19th century. [source: Wikipedia]
The French Emperor, Napoleon III, and the Crown Prince are depicted seeing the troops off into action.
An important moment in the war as the French advanced across the frontier but, in reality, opposition was light and afterwards the French had no clear plan of what to do next.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:erhawmh3gdw5rqkf37uxjcvt/bafkreigjr563doocvnntxxbt5muc6bvjszuymjbrvtb2kpzkxxti4k44j4)
August 2, 2026 at 6:15 AM
“Well, it’s going well so far”.
#OTDIH 2 August 1870. The French capture (briefly) Saarbrücken.
French troops for the attack were told they “should take something to eat, as it is not known at what time they will return to camp in the evening.”
#Warof1870 #FrancoPrussianWar
#OTDIH 2 August 1870. The French capture (briefly) Saarbrücken.
French troops for the attack were told they “should take something to eat, as it is not known at what time they will return to camp in the evening.”
#Warof1870 #FrancoPrussianWar
A medal commemorating pupils from the French School of Fine Arts who died in the #Warof1870 designed by Charles Degeorge (1837 - 1888).
« A la mémoire des élèves de l'École des beaux-arts morts pour la défense de la patrie | 1870 - 1871 »
1887
Médaillon uniface en zinc, avers
MEDOR 351
« A la mémoire des élèves de l'École des beaux-arts morts pour la défense de la patrie | 1870 - 1871 »
1887
Médaillon uniface en zinc, avers
MEDOR 351
July 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
A medal commemorating pupils from the French School of Fine Arts who died in the #Warof1870 designed by Charles Degeorge (1837 - 1888).
« A la mémoire des élèves de l'École des beaux-arts morts pour la défense de la patrie | 1870 - 1871 »
1887
Médaillon uniface en zinc, avers
MEDOR 351
« A la mémoire des élèves de l'École des beaux-arts morts pour la défense de la patrie | 1870 - 1871 »
1887
Médaillon uniface en zinc, avers
MEDOR 351
I saw this and meant to share. The opportunity has perhaps passed but maybe visiting the battlefield in June or July rather than being there in December is worth mentioning #WarOf1870.
May 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I saw this and meant to share. The opportunity has perhaps passed but maybe visiting the battlefield in June or July rather than being there in December is worth mentioning #WarOf1870.
The departure of Léon Gambetta from a besieged Paris in the balloon “Armand-Barbès” on 7 Oct 1870 as depicted in this painting by Jules Didier & Jacques Guiaud, now in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
The museum displays connected to the #Warof1870 & the #SiegeofParis are well worth seeing. #Guerre1870
The museum displays connected to the #Warof1870 & the #SiegeofParis are well worth seeing. #Guerre1870
June 14, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The departure of Léon Gambetta from a besieged Paris in the balloon “Armand-Barbès” on 7 Oct 1870 as depicted in this painting by Jules Didier & Jacques Guiaud, now in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
The museum displays connected to the #Warof1870 & the #SiegeofParis are well worth seeing. #Guerre1870
The museum displays connected to the #Warof1870 & the #SiegeofParis are well worth seeing. #Guerre1870
One of many artistic evocations of the “lost provinces” - Alsace & Lorraine from the period post #Warof1870. “When will you return?” asks the woman (an allegorical representation of Lorraine) of the French soldier.
Produced within the annexed territories, it shows pro-France sentiment remained.
Produced within the annexed territories, it shows pro-France sentiment remained.
April 22, 2026 at 10:17 PM
One of many artistic evocations of the “lost provinces” - Alsace & Lorraine from the period post #Warof1870. “When will you return?” asks the woman (an allegorical representation of Lorraine) of the French soldier.
Produced within the annexed territories, it shows pro-France sentiment remained.
Produced within the annexed territories, it shows pro-France sentiment remained.
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…Bismarck left French overseas possessions intact. Whatever her losses and her humiliation, France remained a Great Power: too great, indeed, for German peace of mind during the coming forty years.”
#Warof1870 #FWW #ww1 #1GM
…Bismarck left French overseas possessions intact. Whatever her losses and her humiliation, France remained a Great Power: too great, indeed, for German peace of mind during the coming forty years.”
#Warof1870 #FWW #ww1 #1GM
August 5, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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…Bismarck left French overseas possessions intact. Whatever her losses and her humiliation, France remained a Great Power: too great, indeed, for German peace of mind during the coming forty years.”
#Warof1870 #FWW #ww1 #1GM
…Bismarck left French overseas possessions intact. Whatever her losses and her humiliation, France remained a Great Power: too great, indeed, for German peace of mind during the coming forty years.”
#Warof1870 #FWW #ww1 #1GM
A “CPA” depicting memorials of the #Warof1870 around the commune of Habonville (54). Sadly, on my recent visit, I was disappointed to find the bronze sleeping lion of the Großherzoglich Hessische (25.) Division weighing something like 2-300 kgs had been stolen and all that remains is the plinth.
May 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
A “CPA” depicting memorials of the #Warof1870 around the commune of Habonville (54). Sadly, on my recent visit, I was disappointed to find the bronze sleeping lion of the Großherzoglich Hessische (25.) Division weighing something like 2-300 kgs had been stolen and all that remains is the plinth.
2/ The present statue takes its model as the figure of Alfred Chanzy on the monument in Le Mans that’s similar to this one at le musée de l’Armée in Paris.
Chanzy’s name, associated with France’s continued fight after the key defeats of the #Warof1870, was adopted by several #SWW resistance groups.
Chanzy’s name, associated with France’s continued fight after the key defeats of the #Warof1870, was adopted by several #SWW resistance groups.
May 29, 2026 at 7:02 AM
2/ The present statue takes its model as the figure of Alfred Chanzy on the monument in Le Mans that’s similar to this one at le musée de l’Armée in Paris.
Chanzy’s name, associated with France’s continued fight after the key defeats of the #Warof1870, was adopted by several #SWW resistance groups.
Chanzy’s name, associated with France’s continued fight after the key defeats of the #Warof1870, was adopted by several #SWW resistance groups.