Fort de la Briche: Prussian soldiers in Paris, 1871

Original albumen print photograph; group of 10 Prussian soldiers, in middle distance, standing outside gate marked "Fort de la Briche", two women inside vendor's stall or field mess tent at left. Original albumen print photograph; group of 10 Prussian soldiers, in middle distance, standing outside gate marked "Fort de la Briche", two women inside vendor's stall or field mess tent at left. Fort de la Briche was constructed in 1844 to defend Paris. It was occupied by Prussian troops in 1871. Parts of the fort including the gateway still stand