The Cambridge University Library collection of caricatures from the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune (1870-71) has been digitized and its six volumes are freely accessible: https://t.co/AhFwE5ma1P

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150 years ago, 4 Aug 1870, battle of Wissembourg saw the first French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. The memorial unveiled 1909 gave French Alsatians a site for remembrance. It was destroyed in 1940, rebuilt 1960.

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Heading over to Strasbourg for what promises to be an excellent couple of days exploring the Franco-Prussian War as a European and global conflict

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