Leon Gambetta, French politician about to escape besieged Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Artist: Unknown

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Leon Gambetta (1838-82), French Republican politician (in hat, centre) about to escape besieged Paris for Tours by balloon, 7 October 1870. Dictator of France for 5 months. [Paris, 1890].

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