Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Battle of Hericourt near Belfort, 16, 17 and 18 January 1871. The French under General Charles Denis Bourbaki (1816-1897) were soundly defeated by the Prussian forces. French trade card issued c1885. Chromolithograph.

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