First let me thank Scott from the I like the Things I like blog for finding these. They are uniform plates depicting the ephemeral groups, such as Franc-Tireurs that fought on in the Republican phase of the war of 1870-1. I think they are fascinating and it is a really interesting subject not least for the reason that I think they'd make great reenactment subjects. Imagine it - a skirmish campaign in the woods against the Germans. I wonder how expensive a chassepot would be?
Ralph, Do you think the "Estafette" in the lowest image is a woman? It translates as a "Mounted Messenger."
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