ERRORS, IRRELEVANT DATA AND BEING HIDDEN AWAY CANCEL THAT HONESTY
History of Paris
Communards on the Butte-aux-Cailles
"After the seige of Paris the government that has taken refuge in Versailles tries to restore order [misstatement,* see below] in Paris held by the Commune. The Butte aux Cailles, then sparsely inhabited and whose steep slopes dominate the Bievre river, is the theater of a bloody battle on May 25. The guards have their headquarters there [error*]
Their leader, Wroblewski, protects its access by ambushes and light artillery fire.
[...] The Versaillais are pushed back several times, but at the end of the day hold place d'Italie — then place Émil Duval, counselor and Communard general shot in April [irrelevant] — and the hill, while numerous insurgents retreat to the right bank of the Seine.
[...] The Versaillais are pushed back several times, but at the end of the day hold place d'Italie — then place Émil Duval, counselor and Communard general shot in April [irrelevant] — and the hill, while numerous insurgents retreat to the right bank of the Seine.
* Restore order: a euphemism for taking control. Paris was exceptionally calm (please click and scroll down).
** Their headquarters were the Gobelins manufactory. Wanting to avoid its barricades explains using the Bièvre via its islands, and so climbing the hill.
# # #
Most of the city's 700 panels are on the street where they are immediately noticed, but this one is placed inside the passage that leads to the hill.
You must take the little-used passage to see it.
No comments:
Post a Comment