Monument aux combattants de 1870 — Toulouse, France
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N 43° 35.815 E 001° 27.148
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The Monument aux combattants de 1870 (Monument to the fighters of 1870) honours the fallen of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71
Waymark Code: WMYJM7
Location: Occitanie, France
Date Posted: 06/21/2018
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The Monument aux combattants de 1870 ("Monument to the fighters of 1870") honours the fallen of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71.
The monument was erected in 1908 by the Federation of Combatants of 1870-1871, aided by the city of Toulouse. It is dedicated to the Children of Toulouse and Haute-Garonne died for the Fatherland.
AUX ENFANTS DE TOULOUSE
ET DE LA HAUTE-GARONNE
MORTS POUR LA PATRIE
EN 1870-1871
MONUMENT ÈRIGÉ
SUR L'INITIATIVE DE LA FÉDÉRATION DES COMBATTANTS DE 1870-1871
AVEC LE CONCOURS
DE LA VILLE DE TOULOUSE ET D'UNE SOUSCRIPTION PUBLIQUE
The monument consists of a bronze statue of the French Republic on a pedestal. At the foot of the pedestal is a bronze sculpture group, showing Toulouse - depicted as a woman with a city crown - helping two soldiers. On the right side is a plow (with the signature of the sculpture), on the back the coat of arms of Toulouse. The sculptor was Théophile Barrau (1848–1913).
source: e-monumen.net, Statues - Hither & Thither