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Original - The Battle of Bazeilles, in the Franco-Prussian War, was a crushing defeat for the French. To give the rest of the army time to escape, a small group holed up in the last house along the road to Sedan, and fought to the last bullets trying to buy the others time. This 1873 painting, Les dernières cartouches [The last bullets], by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville depicts this scene.
Reason
One of the most famous paintings depicting the Franco-Prussian war. Iconic in France.
Articles in which this image appears
Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville, Battle of Bazeilles, Francs-tireurs, Blue Division (Second French Empire)
FP category for this image
Probably WP:Featured pictures/History/War, though a case could certainly be made for art.
Creator
Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville

Promoted File:Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville - Les dernières cartouches (1873).jpg --I'ḏOne 03:09, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]