Real Time History

Season 2021, Episode 16

Episode Title: This French General Saved Strasbourg From Total Destruction During the Franco-Prussian War 1870

Air Date: 2021-09-30

Overview:

The symbolic city of Strasbourg had been besieged since the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War. The German siege troops are ready to breach the walls of the city and take it by storm. To avoid the destruction of the city, French general Uhrich surrenders and chooses, in his view, honor above glory.