German officers confidently state that the Commune will be vanquished, and communications with Paris restored tomorrow evening or the following morning. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The rue de Rivoli after the suppression of the Paris Commune, 1871. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Paris Commune - barricade in the rue de Charonne - 1871 Photograph: Photo 12/UIG via Getty ImagesThe Versailles troops were mowed down by musketry firing from the windows, and by the fire of mitrailleurs behind the barricades. OUTSIDE PARIS, WEDNESDAY, 10 P.M.A terrible fire is raging in the chief centre of Paris. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A statue of Napoleon lies broken in the Place Vendome after being dismantled by the Paris Commune.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2018 04:30 UTC