Semaine sanglante

When

21 May 1871 – 28 May 1871

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

48.86° N, 2.35° E

Description

1871 weeklong siege of Paris by the Versailles government to recapture it from the Paris Commune

Placed at the coordinates of its English Wikipedia article.

End of the Paris Commune

The semaine sanglante was a weeklong battle in Paris from 21 to 28 May 1871, during which the French Army recaptured the city from the Communards. This was the final battle of the Paris Commune.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “French government troops enter Paris to overthrow the Commune, beginning "Bloody Week" (Semaine sanglante), leading to the deaths of over 20,000 Parisians and…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Regierungstruppen dringen in die Pariser Innenstadt vor und brechen in der anschließenden „Blutwoche“ die Herrschaft der Pariser Kommune”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “« Semaine sanglante »”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Repression of the Commune18 Mar 1871 · War