WAR OF 1870-1871. "The Government of National Defense, to FR - Lot 510

WAR OF 1870-1871. "The Government of National Defense, to FRANCE! TOURS (Vienne) September 24, 1870. "Before the investment of Paris, M. Jules FAVRE, Minister of Foreign Affairs, wanted to see M. BISMARCK to know the enemy's dispositions. Prussia wants to continue the war and reduce France to a second-rate power. Prussia wants Alsace and Lorraine as far as METZ, by right of conquest. In order to agree to an Armistice, Prussia has dared to demand the surrender of STRASBOURG, TOUL and MONT-VALÉRIEN. Paris, exasperated, would rather bury itself under its ruins than give in to such insolent pretensions. Indeed, the only response is to fight back. France accepts this struggle and counts on all its children! Members: CRÉMIEUX, GLAIS-BIZOIS, Amiral FOURICHON. "Given... the seriousness of the circumstances... All municipal elections are suspended and adjourned..." Published in SAVOIE. Printed in CHAMBERY. Poster (77 x 56 cm) Condition B+.