Léon Gambetta makes a dramatic escape from …
Years: 1870 - 1870
October
Léon Gambetta makes a dramatic escape from the beleaguered capital by balloon and directs a “peoples war” from the government’s delegation in Tours, organizing and outfitting new armies in the Loire Valley to continue the war.
Locations
People
Groups
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Baden, Grand Duchy of
- Bavaria, Kingdom of
- Württemberg, Kingdom of
- France, Second Empire of
- German Confederation, North
