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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1905
Page
3
Victor Fournier leads his company to clear a barricade in Rue B amid cries of Louise Dechatelle’s iron will. A shot sings over the column as the woman atop the barricade fires and aims again, stirring rumors of a bloody defense.
In Rue B a young woman Louis Dechatelle single handedly defended a barricade against advancing troops. Captain Fournier spared her after she failed to kill him, declaring he owed his life to her marksman ship and granting a pardon. She tearfully accepted and proclaimed Vive la commune.
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