Military or Naval
[TROCHU
(Louis Jules, 1815-1896, French General and politician, President of the Government of National Defence, 4th September 1870 - 22nd January 1871 and Head of State)]
Unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photograph,
by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, titled 'Governor of Paris', showing him head and shoulders, three quarter face, in full dress military uniform, 3¼ x 2¼ oval in margins 4 x 2½, no place, no date, circa
Item Date: 1870
neat early identification across top of blank background
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Background
In August 1870, just after war had broken out with Prussia, Napoleon III put Trochu, who had been closely involved in the re-armament since 1866, in charge of the defence of Paris. After the disaster at Sedan and the proclamation of the Republic, Trochu showed himself a master of passive defence, but when capitulation became inevitable resigned the governorship, retaining the presidency till after the armistice in February 1871.
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