Bayeux in Calvados, Normandy, France — Western Europe

Bayeux Franco-Prussian War Memorial

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 5, 2024

1. Bayeux Franco-Prussian War Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Aux enfants de l'arrondissement morts aux armées
Bayeaux ∙ Balleroy ∙ Caumont ∙ Isigny ∙ Ryes ∙ Trevieres

Loin du Pays
d'après le tableau de S. Le Pippre, capitaine des mobiles tué à ... bataille du Mans le 12 janvier 1871

English translation
To the children of the arrondissement who died in the armies
Bayeux ∙ Balleroy ∙ Caumont ∙ Isigny ∙ Ryes ∙ Trevieres

"Far from the Country" after the painting by S. Le Pippre, captain of the mobiles killed at the Battle of Le Mans on January 12, 1871

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.

Location. 49° 16.511′ N, 0° 42.526′ W. Marker is in Bayeux, Normandie (Normandy), in Calvados. Memorial is at the intersection of Rue de Verdun and Rue des Terres, in the median on Rue de Verdun. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Rue de Verdun, Bayeux, Normandie 14400, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer Tank (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); SKC 33 Gun (approx. 0.3 kilometers

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away); Tetrahedron (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Bayeux, the First Town to be Liberated, and Intact (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Char Grizzly M4A5 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Mark VII Crocodile Tank (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); M10 Tank Destroyer (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The By-pass (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bayeux.

Also see . . .
1. Franco-Prussian War at Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 22, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
2. Septime le Pippre at Wikipedia (in French). (Submitted on June 22, 2024.)

Bayeux Franco-Prussian War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 5, 2024

2. Bayeux Franco-Prussian War Memorial

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 5, 2024

3. Bayeux Franco-Prussian War Memorial

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 5, 2024

4. Bayeux Franco-Prussian War Memorial

The memorial is topped by this work by sculptor Arthur Le Duc (1908).

Place au Bois, showing the Bayeux Franco-Prussian War Memorial… image. Click for full size.

Collection A. Louis, Bayeux, circa 1910

5. Place au Bois, showing the Bayeux Franco-Prussian War Memorial…

in its original location, roughly 100 meters to the east of its current location.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 22, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 5. submitted on June 23, 2024.