
The war of 1870 left a profound mark on the French. After the war, many memorials were erected on the battlefields encouraged by the local committees of Souvenir Francais. Successive governments wished to promote to the attentions of passers by the tombs of the soldiers whereby simple stone graves, columns, obelisks and pyramids came to represent the main focus of commemorations. In the area of the Butte,the battle for Bapaume started on 2 January 1871 where General Louise Faidherbe was to lead the Armee du Nord in order to repel the enemy. Depending on the book you read the result of the battle was a French victory, the less biased may call it a draw.
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