Battle of Mulhouse — Suppressed Revolution of 1887 — J. Diédiéserin, Publisher, Mulhouse

Description

Historical illustration showing a battle with armored soldiers and a city in the background. Printed text at the bottom: 'A suppressed revolution against authority was quelled with the help of 600 men from Bern, 500 from Zurich, 300 from Schaffhausen, 500 from Basel under the command of Louis d'Erlach of Bern, who entered the city on the night of June 14 to 15, 1887.' Reverse: handwritten address to 'Mademoiselle Louise Wagner, Passage Goyin, 1, Paris', German stamps (3 and 5 pfennigs) and postmark 'BAUSEN (DEUTSCHES REICH)'.