Massacre in the Rue Haxo
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The Massacre in the Rue Haxo was a massacre of priests and gendarmes by communards during the semaine sanglante at the end of the Paris Commune in May 1871.
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Semaine sanglante
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The semaine sanglante was a weeklong battle in Paris from 21 to 28 May 1871, during which the French Army recaptured the city from the Communards. This was the final battle of the Paris Commune.
Fight for the barricade on Rue Saint-Antoine (25 May)
The Prussians favored the offensive against the Commune. Here, a Prussian battery at the fort of Aubervilliers, pointed at Paris. Photo by Alphonse Liébert.
The Commune leaders with the destroyed Column of the Place Vendôme
Louis Charles Delescluze, military commander of the Commune