How did Gambetta escape from Paris during the siege?
By car
By horse
By balloon
By boat
Answer
By balloon, Gambetta escaped the siege of Paris. During the Franco-Prussian War, he served as the French Minister of the Interior and War. Trapped in Paris by Prussian forces, Gambetta daringly escaped in a hot air balloon on October 7, 1870. He soared over enemy lines and landed safely in Tours, where he established a government of national defense and continued the war effort.
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