The Defense of Champigny, 1879, Oil on canvas, 48 x 84 3/4 in. (121. 9 x 215. 3 cm), Paintings, ?douard Detaille (French, Paris 1848?1912 Paris), In this battle picture, shown in the Salon of 1879, Detaille depicts an incident that he had observed on December 2, 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. General Faron's soldiers are shown fortifying their new position at the town of Champigny-sur-Marne, near Paris, and breaking openings in the wall for cannons