French Navy Rear Adm. Geoffroy d'Andigne, joint commander of the French Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific, renders a salute during the playing of the French National Anthem during the Bazeilles Day Ceremony in Pirae, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 31, 2022. The ceremony honored the events of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, when French Marines stood up to a force of Bavarians who outnumbered the French 10 to one. Taking place in the French Village of Bazeilles, the battle is considered one of the first occurrences of urban warfare.

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