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After the Battle of Sedan, 1 September 1870, (1936). 'Nach Der Schlacht Bei Sedan, 1 September 1870'. Scene from the Franco-Prussian War. After his army was surrounded, the injured French Marshal Patrice de MacMahon (1808-1893) was made prisoner during the capitulation of Sedan. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936] (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/The Print Collector)