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* MAGNIFICENT MUSEUM ITEM*ANTIQUE 1870CABLE with PAPER labelADVERTISING PAPERWEIGHT DISPAY TELEGRAPH Cable ORIGENAL CABLE IN BRASS HOLDER WITH THERE UNDER WOOD BASE. Siege of ParisPart of the Franco-Prussian WarSaint-Cloud after French and German bombardment during the battle of ChâtillonDate19 September 1870 – 28 January 1871(4 months, 1 week and 2 days)LocationParis, FranceResultGerman victoryProclamation of the German EmpireBelligerents North German Confederation Prussia Baden Bavaria Württemberg France GermanyCommanders and leaders Wilhelm I Helmuth von Moltke Louis Jules Trochu Joseph Vinoy Strength240,000 regulars200,000 regulars, Garde Mobile and sailors200,000 militiaCasualties and losses12,000 dead or wounded24,000 dead or wounded146,000 captured47,000 civilian casualtiesThe Siege of Paris, lasting from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871, and the consequent capture of the city by Prussian forces, led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the German Empire as well as the Paris Commune.BackgroundAs early as August 1870, the Prussian 3rd Army led by Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia (the future Emperor Frederick III), had been marching towards Paris. The army was recalled to deal with French forces accompanied by Napoleon III. These forces were crushed at the Battle of Sedan, and the road to Paris was left open. Personally leading the Prussian forces, King William I of Prussia, along with his chief of staff Helmuth von Moltke, took the 3rd Army and the new Prussian Army of the Meuse under Crown Prince Albert of Saxony, and marched on Paris virtually unopposed. In Paris, the Governor and commander-in-chief of the city\'s defenses, General Louis Jules Trochu, assembled a force of 60,000 regular soldiers who had managed to escape from Sedan under Joseph Vinoy or who were gathered from depot troops. Together with 90,000 Mobiles (Territorials), a brigade of 13,000 naval seamen and 350,000 National Guards, the potential defenders of Paris totalled around 513,000 personnel. The compulsorily enrolled National Guards were, however, untrained.SiegeThe Prussian armies quickly reached Paris, and on 15 September Moltke issued orders for the investment of the city. Crown Prince Albert\'s army closed in on Paris from the north unopposed, while Crown Prince Frederick moved in from the south. On 17 September a force under Vinoy attacked Frederick\'s army near Villeneuve-Saint-Georges in an effort to save a supply depot there, but it was eventually driven back by artillery fire. The railroad to Orléans was cut, and on the 18th Versailles was taken, and then served as the 3rd Army\'s and eventually Wilhelm\'s headquarters. By 19 September the encirclement was complete, and the siege officially began. Responsible for the direction of the siege was General (later Field Marshal) von Blumenthal. RARE! TELEGRAPH Cable paperweight 1870 German Siege de Paris Franco-Prussian War RARE! TELEGRAPH Cable paperweight 1870 German Siege de Paris Franco-Prussian War
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* MAGNIFICENT MUSEUM ITEM*
ANTIQUE 1870
CABLE
with PAPER label
ADVERTISING PAPERWEIGHT DISPAY
TELEGRAPH Cable
ORIGENAL CABLE IN BRASS HOLDER WITH THERE UNDER WOOD BASE.
Siege of Paris Part of the Franco-Prussian War
Saint-Cloud after French and German bombardment during the battle of Châtillon Date 19 September 1870 – 28 January 1871
(4 months, 1 week and 2 days) Location Paris, France Result
German victory
- Proclamation of the German Empire
Belligerents
North German Confederation
Baden
Bavaria
Württemberg France Germany Commanders and leaders Wilhelm I
Helmuth von Moltke Louis Jules Trochu
Joseph Vinoy Strength 240,000 regulars 200,000 regulars, Garde Mobile and sailors
200,000 militia Casualties and losses 12,000 dead or wounded 24,000 dead or wounded
146,000 captured
47,000 civilian casualties
The Siege of Paris, lasting from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871, and the consequent capture of the city by Prussian forces, led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the German Empire as well as the Paris early as August 1870, the Prussian 3rd Army led by Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia (the future Emperor Frederick III), had been marching towards Paris. The army was recalled to deal with French forces accompanied by Napoleon III. These forces were crushed at the Battle of Sedan, and the road to Paris was left open. Personally leading the Prussian forces, King William I of Prussia, along with his chief of staff Helmuth von Moltke, took the 3rd Army and the new Prussian Army of the Meuse under Crown Prince Albert of Saxony, and marched on Paris virtually unopposed. In Paris, the Governor and commander-in-chief of the city\'s defenses, General Louis Jules Trochu, assembled a force of 60,000 regular soldiers who had managed to escape from Sedan under Joseph Vinoy or who were gathered from depot troops. Together with 90,000 Mobiles (Territorials), a brigade of 13,000 naval seamen and 350,000 National Guards, the potential defenders of Paris totalled around 513,000 personnel. The compulsorily enrolled National Guards were, however, untrained.
Siege
The Prussian armies quickly reached Paris, and on 15 September Moltke issued orders for the investment of the city. Crown Prince Albert\'s army closed in on Paris from the north unopposed, while Crown Prince Frederick moved in from the south. On 17 September a force under Vinoy attacked Frederick\'s army near Villeneuve-Saint-Georges in an effort to save a supply depot there, but it was eventually driven back by artillery fire. The railroad to Orléans was cut, and on the 18th Versailles was taken, and then served as the 3rd Army\'s and eventually Wilhelm\'s headquarters. By 19 September the encirclement was complete, and the siege officially began. Responsible for the direction of the siege was General (later Field Marshal) von Blumenthal.
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FRENCH - GERMAN
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ABOUT 1870
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