Stock Photo - On 9 October 1870, manning the fortifications against the invading Prussians, Rambervillers, Eastern France 1870: 200 national guardsmen held out for a day against 2, 000 Germans. Their courage won the town the Légion d'Honneur medal, and had a street in Paris (in the 12th arrondissement) named after it.

Stock Photo: On 9 October 1870, manning the fortifications against the invading Prussians, Rambervillers, Eastern France 1870: 200 national guardsmen held out for a day.