Barricades Collection (page 2)

Riots in Brussels - 3
Manning the barricades in the streets of Brussels as the Belgians seek independence from Holland

Paris Barricade C17
The Parisians passion for building barricades dates from long before the Revolution : this barricade at the Porte Saint-Antoine is shown in a print of 1648

Manning Barricades 5
The government troops of general Lamoriciere charge the barricade in the rue Mazagran, at the Porte Saint- Denis, Paris

Street fighting in the Rue de Rivoli; Paris Commune, 1871
Illustration showing street fighting, in the Rue de Rivoli, between French Government troops and Paris Communards, 1871. Barricades can be seen at each end of the street

The First Shell to land in Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Illustration showing a street scene with men and women at the barricades, houses destroyed and glass broken in the window panes; Franco-Prussian War

The Barricades at Trone, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1
Panoramic scene of Paris and the barricades at Trone, with soldiers patrolling and citizens going about their business. One French soldier can be seen showing off his war trophy

Barricade Machine
Engine devised by the Communards for the construction of barricades

Refreshments
Women bring refreshments for the Communards defending the barricades

Engineer of Barricades
The barricades of the Commune are not casual heaps of rubble but scientifically designed constructions : citizen Gaillard pere is the Engineer of Barricades

Manning Barricades
Manning a barricade during the battle for the Commune

CASUALTIES
Casualties at the barricades, during the last days of the fighting : bodies are taken away by locals

Coup: Resistance
Napoleons coup triggers popular resistance : Republicans build barricades in the streets of Paris

Coup: Street Fighting
Street fighting at the Porte Saint-Denis, Paris, where the Republicans construct one of their biggest barricades : but they succumb to the military

Uprising in Naples - 1
Barricades block the streets of Naples as street fighting erupts

Revolt in Milano
The Quinta Giornata - the five-day uprising in Milano - involves serious street fighting : this is the scene at the barricades erected at the Porta Tosa

Madrid Insurrection 1
Insurrection against the government in Madrid - barricades in the plaza San Geronimo, near the Prado

Barricades in Petrograd
Cars are used to barricade access to the Admiralty, Petrograd

Moscow Junkers March
The Junkers support the provisional government against the Bolsheviks : they march past barricades in Moscows Arbat Square

Moscow Barricades
Barricades in Arbat Square, Moscow, testify that there is continued resistance to the Bolshevik take-over

Palermo Barricade
French-style barricades are erected by the insurgents in the streets of Palermo, to hamper the movement of the Neapolitan government forces

Sandbags in Moscow
Sandbag barricades in Smolensk Street, Moscow, anticipating a German attack on the city, which fortunately was prevented

Odessa Barricades
At Odessa on the Ukraine coast, children help to build sandbag barricades against the advancing Germans

Commune / Petroleuses 1871
A pair of petroleuses, Parisian women who set fire to buildings in the city to protect the barricades from snipers and cover the Communes retreat

Germany / Berlin / 1848
Berliners defend the barricades against advancing Prussian soldiers

Enthusiastic Rebel
An enthusiast ureges his fellow-citizens to take to the barricades

Directing the Fighting
The actions of the insurgents are directed by horsemen who carry orders from the leaders to the barricades

Makeshift Barricade
The insurgents construct their barricades with whatever materials they find lying about

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