Georges Clemenceau talking with farmers near the front, Chemin des Dames, France Product:Postcard The catalyst to bringing this

The catalyst to bringing this about was the Franco-Prussian War of 1870

This look was achieved by wearing lots of petticoats and extra frills on the outside of the skirt

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Georges Clemenceau talking with farmers near the front, Chemin des Dames, France Product:Postcard The catalyst to bringing thisGeorges Clemenceau talking with farmers near the front, Chemin des Dames, France, 1918. Clemenceau (1841 1929) was appointed Prime Minister of France in November 1917. He worked tirelessly to restore French morale, damaged by the disastrous Nivelle offensive and the mutinies that followed it, and persuaded the Allies to accept a unified military command under General Ferdinand Foch.