{"id":68716,"date":"2021-10-01T04:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=68716"},"modified":"2021-09-30T11:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T15:59:08","slug":"this-french-general-saved-strasbourg-from-total-destruction-during-the-franco-prussian-war-1870","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/10\/01\/this-french-general-saved-strasbourg-from-total-destruction-during-the-franco-prussian-war-1870\/","title":{"rendered":"This French General Saved Strasbourg From Total Destruction During the Franco-Prussian War 1870"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5DfYxCHFHk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 30 Sep 2021<\/p>\n<p>The symbolic city of Strasbourg had been besieged since the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War. The German siege troops are ready to breach the walls of the city and take it by storm. To avoid the destruction of the city, French general Uhrich surrenders and chooses, in his view, honor above glory. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nJohn Ozment<br \/>\nJames Darcangelo<br \/>\nJacob Carter Landt<br \/>\nThomas Brendan<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb OUR PODCAST<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/realtimehistory.net\/podcast\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/realtimehistory.net\/podcast<\/a> &#8211; interviews with historians and background info for the show. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb LITERATURE<br \/>\nArand, Tobias:<em> Gestorben f\u00fcr &#8220;Vaterland&#8221; und &#8220;Patrie&#8221;. Die toten Krieger aus dem Feldzug von 1870\/71 auf dem &#8220;Alten Friedhof&#8221; in Ludwigsburg<\/em>. Ludwigsburg 2012<\/p>\n<p>Ders.: <em>1870\/71. Der Deutsch-Franz\u00f6sische Krieg erz\u00e4hlt in Einzelschicksalen<\/em>. Hamburg 2018<\/p>\n<p>Chrastil, Rachel: <em>The Siege of Strasbourg<\/em>. Cambridge, 2014<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nBusch, Moritz: <em>Graf Bismarck und seine Leute vor Paris. Bd. 1<\/em>. Leipzig 1878<\/p>\n<p>Du Casse, Albert: <em>Journal authentique du Si\u00e8ge de Stra\u00dfbourg<\/em>. Paris 1871<\/p>\n<p>Fischbach, Gustave: <em>Le si\u00e8ge et le bombardement de Strasbourg<\/em>, Paris, 1871<\/p>\n<p>Fontane, Theodor: <em>Der Krieg gegen Frankreich 1870-1871. Bd. 2.<\/em> Berlin 1874<\/p>\n<p>Kriegsgeschichtliche Abtheilung des Gro\u00dfen Generalstabs (Hrsg.): <em>Der deutsch-franz\u00f6sische Krieg 1870-71<\/em>. II.1. Berlin 1878<\/p>\n<p>Meisner, Heinrich Otto (Hrsg.): <em>Kaiser Friedrich III. Das Kriegstagebuch von 1870\/71<\/em>. Berlin, Leipzig 1926<\/p>\n<p>N.N. <em>Stra\u00dfbourg<\/em>. Paris 1874<\/p>\n<p>N.N. (Hrsg.): <em>Theodor Fontane. Kriegsgefangen \u2013 Erlebtes 1870. Briefe 1870\/71<\/em>. Berlin (0st) 1984<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb OUR STORE<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"https:\/\/realtimehistory.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/realtimehistory.net<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: Cath\u00e9rine Pfauth, Prof. Dr. Tobias Arand, Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller &#038; Florian Wittig<br \/>\nDirector of Photography: Toni Steller<br \/>\nSound: Above Zero<br \/>\nEditing: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMotion Design: Philipp Appelt<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nMaps: Battlefield Design<br \/>\nResearch by: Cath\u00e9rine Pfauth, Prof. Dr. Tobias Arand<br \/>\nFact checking: Cath\u00e9rine Pfauth, Prof. Dr. Tobias Arand<\/p>\n<p>Channel Design: Battlefield Design<\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images<br \/>\nAll rights reserved &#8211; Real Time History GmbH 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-01-at-11-41-49-This-French-General-Saved-Strasbourg-From-Total-Destruction-During-the-Franco-Prussian-Wa....png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-01-at-11-41-49-This-French-General-Saved-Strasbourg-From-Total-Destruction-During-the-Franco-Prussian-Wa...-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-68718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-01-at-11-41-49-This-French-General-Saved-Strasbourg-From-Total-Destruction-During-the-Franco-Prussian-Wa...-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-01-at-11-41-49-This-French-General-Saved-Strasbourg-From-Total-Destruction-During-the-Franco-Prussian-Wa...-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-01-at-11-41-49-This-French-General-Saved-Strasbourg-From-Total-Destruction-During-the-Franco-Prussian-Wa...-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-01-at-11-41-49-This-French-General-Saved-Strasbourg-From-Total-Destruction-During-the-Franco-Prussian-Wa....png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Time History Published 30 Sep 2021 The symbolic city of Strasbourg had been besieged since the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War. 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