Lot 1762
THEODORE LEVIGNE (1848-1912)
3eme CHASSEURS D'AFRIQUE, SEDAN. 1er SEPT 1870: `AH
LES BRAVE GENS, LES BRAVES GENS`
Signed and dated 1879, oil on canvas
78 x 100cm.
* The Battle of Sedan, September 1st-2nd 1870, proved to be a decisive event in the Franco-Prussian War. It resulted in the capture of Napoleon III, thereby effectively delivering victory to the Prussian forces commanded by Helmuth von Moltke. The 130,000-strong French `Army de Chalons` under Marshal Patrice de MacMahon was encircled by the astute Prussian forces and cornered into surrender.
