Franco Collection (page 14)

Cyril Martindale Sj
CYRIL CHARLIE MARTINDALE Jesuit priest, preacher and writer; a fashionable converter in the 1920s; supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War

Franco at Burgos / 1936
General Franco walks through the streets of Burgos, with Generals Cavalcanti and Mola, and numerous soldiers of the Nationalist forces

Bloody Harvest 1870
The bloody harvest of 1870

Wilhelm Returns Home
THE HONOURS OF WAR - After defeating France, Kaiser Wilhelm I returns home with Alsace and Lorraine - and a sceptre dripping with French blood

Camping in the Champs
Prussian cavalry camp in Les Champs Elysees

1st Prussian in Paris
Der Erste in Paris the first Prussian officer rides up the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe

Charge at Gravelotte
Battle of GRAVELOTTE - the cavalry charge of the French dragons

Surrender at Sedan
After the battle of SEDAN, the defeated French generals formally surrender to the Prussians

Battle of Sedan / 1870
In the decisive battle of the war, French forces led by Marshal de McMahon are driven back by General de Moltkes army. The French are forced to surrender

Marchand / With Natives
Jean Baptiste Marchand. French explorer who traced the source of the Niger River, explored the Ivory Coast region and caused a Franco- British crisis in Fashoda

Battle of Worth 1870
Battle of Worth : Bavarians against Spahis in a woodland setting

Cavalry Vionville 2 / 1870
Battle of VIONVILLE-Mars-La- Tour, also known as REZONVILLE; the charge of the French cuirassiers

Wilhelm I / Fuchs / 1870
KAISER WILHELM I Emperor of Germany: a satirical view of 1870, during the Franco- Prussian War

Wilhelm I / Vfair 1871
KAISER WILHELM I Emperor of Germany, making a meal of it during the Franco- Prussian War, egged on by Carl V, 16th c Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain

French Avenged for 1871
The peace treaty avenges France for her loss of the Franco-Prussian war

Franco-British / Flip-Flap
The Franco-British exhibition held at the White City, London. This picture shows the Flip-Flap - a type of fairground ride

Jean Bart in Action
The French admiral Jean Bart, threatened by a superior Dutch fleet, cries Comrades, no more cannon-shots, use your sabres ! and wins the day with hand-to-hand fighting

Franco-Pruss / Orleans
The Prussians attack a railway embankment at Orleans

Franco-Pruss / Bleibtreu
After the Battle of Worth, Crown Prince Wilhelm riding among his men

During Siege of Paris
French troops in the besieged city erect their barracks on the boulevards where they are the object of popular interest from women and dogs alike

Protective Fashions
The Prussians are shelling Paris, but the couturists rise to the occasion with this tasteful protective clothing, with matching outfit for dear Toutou

Additional Postmen
Huge increase in the number of postmen ! A comment on the pigeon post which employs carrier pigeons to fly messages out of Paris over the heads of besieging Prussians

Food Shortage 1870
Even the animals from the Zoo must queue for their food just like the rest of us Parisians

Franco-British Exhib
Britannia and Marianne hold hands with sisterly affection on the cover of the Franco- British Exhibition guide, symbolising the still uneasy entente cordiale

Volunteers 1870
Frenchmen volunteering to fight the Prussians

Battle of Dunes / 1658 / Lar
The French and English forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of the Dunes

Franco-Prussian Xmas
THE CHILDRENs TRUCE During the Franco-Prussian War, Germans set up a Christmas tree in occupied France, to the admiration of the village children

Franco / Biat / Vertice 1939
Spanish dictator and soldier, FRANCISCO FRANCO (1892-1975)

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