1870 Photo Gallery by John Ewing at pbase.com

1870

A walk round the 1870 Froeschwiller battlefield. 35,000 French troops faced 85,000 Prussians : 22,000 men were killed in ten hours before the French withdrew. Losses were about equal on both sides.

The Prussians besieged Paris and advanced as far as Orleans before the French asked for terms, and Alsace became German for the next 48 years.

Come to think of it, so did Lorraine.

Mass grave	The main French monument		French infantryman
Cuirassier	_DSC0948.jpg	German regimental monument	and another
...and another	Gott mit uns	German monument to the final victory	Fogbow
French graves	Yet another Prussian memorial	Froeschwiller	Froeschwiller
	Woerth	Hillside above Woerth

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Paul Milholland		19-Nov-2009 03:45
Had to be a somber place to be.

Dirck Brinckerhoff		16-Nov-2009 08:29
Thanks for taking us along with the group. Chilling to think of what people do to each other.

Guest		13-Nov-2009 19:29
Great images and a good read! Some of the history I had no knowledge of before.

Laura Milholland		13-Nov-2009 05:47
A very moving set of shots, John. I like very much the mood the fog created and your great treatment of the subjects.

fotabug		12-Nov-2009 13:30
Excellent view of the scene of battle. What tragedy, so many men. You did well on the fogbow shoot.

Steve Thuman		11-Nov-2009 17:27
The morning fog really gave feeling of the eerie/spooky nature of the place.

Ed Duverger		11-Nov-2009 09:02
John,thank you for sharing this impressive gallery.Today nov.11 it has a double impact.

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