What is Government of National Defense?
The '''Government of National Defense''' ({{lang-fr|Gouvernement de la Défense nationale}}) was the first government of the [[French Third Republic|Third Republic of France]] from 4 September 1870 to 13 February 1871 during the [[Franco-Prussian War]]. It was formed after the Emperor [[Napoleon III of France|Napoleon III]] was captured by the [[Prussian Army]].<ref>[https://www.storiespreschool.com/franco-prussian_war11.html The war of the Government of National Defence]</ref> ==Members== *General [[Louis Jules Trochu]], President of the Government *[[Léon Gambetta]], Minister of the Interior *[[Jules Favre]], Vice-President, Minister of Foreign Affairs *[[Adolphe Le Flô]], Minister of War *[[Léon Martin Fourichon]], Minister of the Navy and the Colonies *[[Ernest Picard]], Minister of Finance *[[Jules Ferry]], Secretary of the Government *[[Jules Simon]], Minister of Education, Religion, and Arts *[[Adolphe Crémieux]], Minister of Justice *[[Emmanuel Arago]], Minister of the Interior *[[Pierre Frédéric Dorian]], Minister of Public Works *[[Henri Rochefort]], Minister without Portfolio *[[Alexandre Glais-Bizoin]], Minister without Portfolio *[[Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès]], Minister without Portfolio *[[Eugène Pelletan]], Minister without Portfolio ==References== {{reflist}} {{Multistub|politics|europe}} [[Category:Politics of France]] [[Category:Government of France]] [[Category:Organizations based in France]] [[Category:1870s in France]]