The French Siege of Paris: mitrailleuse with shields, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

The French Siege of Paris: mitrailleuse with shields, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

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The French Siege of Paris: mitrailleuse with shields, 1871. 'The trench was followed up by tirailleurs, one battery of field artillery and one of mitrailleuses [machine guns] were pushed on along the railway, and a third force advanced from Clamart village. Against these the insurgents could not hold ground, and retired'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

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