Communards Collection (page 2)

Commune Damage 6
The ruins of the palais des Tuileries, set ablaze by the Communards

A Communard
Communards in the streets of Paris : Open your shutters !

Communards on Trial
Suspected Communards on trial in the Orangerie at Versailles

Reluctant Guards
Gardes Nationales who refuse to join the Communards are deprived of their weapons

Hungarian Sympathiser
A sympathiser from Hungary, which like the Communards perceived itself to be suffering from the dominion of an oppressive government

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

Thiers home Sacked
The home of Thiers, a bitter enemy of the Commune, in the place Saint-Georges, is sacked by the Communards

Refreshments
Women bring refreshments for the Communards defending the barricades

Mitrailleuses with shields used by government forces against the Communards during the Paris Commune

A Communist Zouave
A communist zouave of the regular army who has sided with the Communards

Commune Damage 4
The Communards have scant respect for government buildings : look what they did to the interior of the Cour des Comptes

Commune Damage 18
The Ministere des Finances is one of the government buildings targeted by the Communards for its associations with the oppressive regime

Commune Damage 5
The Communards make a right mess of the Ministere des Finances

The Last Barricade
The final stand of the Communards - defending the last barricade against the government forces in the rue du Four-St-Germain

Defending Barricade
Communards defend their barricade in the rue Saint- Antoine

At a Printing Office
A force of Communards prepare to requisition a printing- office, to produce posters and handbills in the Communard cause

Communards Emprisoned
Incarcerated in the Fort d Enet, in the harbour of the Ile d Aix, convicted Communards gaze out and contemplate the chances of escape...are incarcerated

Thiers House Occupied
The home of Thiers, who has fled to Versailles, is occupied by the Communards

Commune Damage 11
Many bridges into Paris are destroyed by the Communards to hamper the recapture of the city by government forces : all that is left of the pont de Champigny

The Last Barricade 2
The final stand of the Communards - defending the last barricade against the government forces in the rue du Four-St-Germain

Masonic Banners
During the Paris Commune, Masonic banners are raised by the Communards at Porte Maillot, as a gesture of defiance against the Church

Barricade Stormed
During the last days of the Commune, Communards are forced to abandon their barricade in the Chaussee d Antin, among the big department stores

Weapons Destroyed
Government troops destroy weapons seized from the Communards

Communards Take Bus
Communards commandeer a horse bus to carry them back from the fighting

Red Flag on Pantheon
The Communards raise the red flag of communism on the Pantheon

Meeting in Church
The Communards are no respecters of the Church : a communist club holds its meetings in the eglise Saint- Eustache, near les Halles

Guns of Montmartre
The guns of Montmartre : Thiers orders government troops to make sure of them, but the Communards get there first and capture them

Tuileries Burn
Twelve Communards, led by Dardelle, set the Tuileries on fire with a mixture of petrol, liquid tar and turpentine : it will burn for two days and be utterly destroyed

Hotel De Ville Burns
In the early morning of 24 May the Hotel de Ville, perceived as a symbol of government oppression, is fired by the Communards

Vendome Column Felled
Inspired by the artist Gustave Courbet, the Communards pull down the colonne de Vendome, perceived as a symbol of monarchical oppression

Darboy in Prison
Archbishop Darboy, held as a hostage in the prison of La Roquette, and murdered by the Communards on 24 May

Burning the Gullotine
The guillotine, symbol of oppression, is burnt by the Communards

Communards on the March
The Communards sally forth with flags flying to defend Paris against the government forces from Versailles at Porte Maillot

Chanzy Assaulted
General Chanzy is assaulted by the crowd and imprisoned by the Communards; hoever, he will be released after a few days and survive the Commune

Priest Arrested
Frere Calixte, a teacher of the Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes, is arrested by the Communards but - luckier than many - is later released

British Embassy
As the Communards deliberately fire official buildings, the British Embassy is under threat and shots are exchanged, but no extensive damage is done

Artillery Seized
Mitrailleuses captured by government forces from the defeated Communards, parked near the Bourse

Montmartre Defences
The Communards establish their position on the slopes of the Butte de Montmartre where Sacre-Coeur stands today

Food Supplies
Getting food is a risky business, with fighting in progress between Communards and government forces throughout the city

Buildings Fired
On the evening of 23 May, many government buildings are deliberately fired by the Communards as they face defeat

Reluctant Conscript
Communards compel a reluctant citizen to join their force

Escaping Commune
Members of the Garde Nationale escape from Paris in order to avoid serving with the Communards

Hotel De Ville
The Communards occupy the Hotel de Ville and use it as their headquarters : in May they will destroy it

Fighting at Pigalle
Encounter between government troops and Communards in the place Pigalle

Manhunt in Catacombs
Government troops hunt for Communards hiding in the Catacombs of Paris

Fighting Rue Rivoli
Street fighting in the rue de Rivoli between Communards and government forces

Napoleon Statue
The statue of Napoleon I which crowned the column in the Place Vendome, Paris, until the Commune when it was pulled down by the Communards

Palais Royal Ablaze
The burning of the Palais Royal, Paris, severely damaged by the Communards

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