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When Paris was under siege from a viking raid in 886, King Charles III/The Fat didn't bother fighting them. He instead paid them 700 livres (257 kg) of silver to go and raid to the then rebelling Burgundy instead.

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During the Franco-Prussian War, he took part in the siege of Paris and requited himself well enough to represent his regiment at the signing of the armistice.

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1. During the Siege of Paris in the 1870/71 Franco-Prussian war, the besieged French would use hot air balloons to float over the German lines and communicate with the rest of France

2. Balloons were used to transport mail from Paris during the Siege of Paris of 1870-71. About 66 unguided mail balloons were released from Paris to communicate with the outside world, of which the great majority succeeded in delivering their cargo. Delivery of balloon mail is left to good fortune

3. When Prussian forces laid siege to the city of Paris, the French war minister escaped the city by flying over the Prussian line in a hot air balloon

4. The Paris Balloon Post. During the siege of Paris in the Franco Prussian War, communication to the outside world was impossible. Because of Nadar, a photographer and inventor, Paris was able to deliver over 2 million letters across enemy lines.

5. In June of 1590 the city of Paris was under siege and the population starving, so the bones of the dead were ground into flour and baked into bread-- which killed all those who ate it.

6. Castor and Pollux, two Parisian zoo elephants who were killed and eaten during the 1870 Siege of Paris because of massive food shortages.

7. In the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, Paris was besieged and cut off for 5 months. During the siege, 66 balloons carrying 102 passengers and 11 tons of mail flew out of the city, the only way of communication. The balloons also carried 400 pigeons to enable delivery, only 5 made it back to Paris.

8. During the Siege of Paris, a severe shortage of food forced Parisians to slaughter and eat whatever animals were at hand. Rats, dogs, cats, and horses were regularly featured on restaurant menus. Even the only pair of elephants in Paris were eaten.

9. During the Franco-Prussian War, the 1870 siege of Paris drove starving Parisians to eat the animals in the city zoo.