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5.1.1.a. A WAR OF CHOICE BRINGS DISASTER

 

DEFEAT AND TURMOIL

Allegory of the Siege of Paris by Ernest Meissonnier, 1870 / zoom


Toward upheaval

  • To stop opposition, wave the flag
  • Hallucinations of an enclosed population 
  • Treason?
  • Tensions rise
  • The Guard becomes a counter-power
  • Cannons the army neglects 
  • Prussians parade but guards steal the show 
  • The Assembly pours more oil on the fire
  • The cannons on the hills

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      • "WAVE THE FLAG," A WAY TO STOP OPPOSITION
      • HALLUCINATIONS OF AN ENCLOSED POPULATION
      • TREASON?
      • TENSIONS RISE
      • THE GUARD BECOMES A COUNTER-POWER
      • CANNONS THE ARMY NEGLECTS
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