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| - Take command of one of the factions in the Franco-Prussian war, a struggle between the united North German Federation, lead by Otto Von Bismarck of Prussia, her three South German allies and the French Republic, all vying for control of the Alsace-Lorraine region.The Germans must occupy all of the Alsace-Lorraine, while the French must hold them back and scatter the German attackers.
- The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War (), often referred to in France as the War of 1870 (19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871), was a significant conflict pitting the Second French Empire against the Kingdom of Prussia and its allies in the North German Confederation, as well as the South German states of Baden, Württemberg, Bavaria and Hesse-Darmstadt.
- The Franco-Prussian War of 1870, sometimes referred to as The Franco-German War, or the 1870 War was a series of battles involving the French Empire under Napoleon III, and Prussia; under King Wilhelm I. Prussia was supported by several German states, including Bavaria and Wuttemberg. Because of the Prussian and German victory, the French Empire collapsed, and Napoleon III; the last monarch of France, was deposed. The Germans also took Alsace-Lorraine, which they kept until the First World War.
- The Franco-Prussian War (19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871) was declared by France on Prussia, which was backed by the North German Confederation and the south German states of Baden, Württemberg and Bavaria. The conflict marked the culmination of tension between the two powers following Prussia's rise to dominance in Germany, which before 1870 was still a loose federation of independent territories.
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| - Take command of one of the factions in the Franco-Prussian war, a struggle between the united North German Federation, lead by Otto Von Bismarck of Prussia, her three South German allies and the French Republic, all vying for control of the Alsace-Lorraine region.The Germans must occupy all of the Alsace-Lorraine, while the French must hold them back and scatter the German attackers.
- The Franco-Prussian War (19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871) was declared by France on Prussia, which was backed by the North German Confederation and the south German states of Baden, Württemberg and Bavaria. The conflict marked the culmination of tension between the two powers following Prussia's rise to dominance in Germany, which before 1870 was still a loose federation of independent territories. The war began over the candidacy of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, a relative of King Wilhelm of Prussia, to the vacant Spanish throne following Isabella II's deposition in 1868. Leopold was strongly opposed by France, which issued an ultimatum to the King to have the candidacy withdrawn. King William complied. Aiming to humiliate Prussia, Emperor Napoleon III of France then required Wilhelm to apologise and renounce any future Hohenzollern candidacy to the Spanish throne. King Wilhelm, surprised at his holiday resort by the French ambassador, denied the French request. Prussia's prime minister Otto von Bismarck allegedly edited the King's account of his meeting with the French ambassador to make the encounter more heated than it really was. Known as the Ems Dispatch, it was released to the press. It was designed to give the French the impression that Wilhelm had insulted the French Count Benedetti, and to give the Prussian people the impression that the Count had insulted the King. It succeeded in both of its aims. The French people and their parliament reacted with outrage; Napoleon III mobilised and declared war on Prussia only, but effectively also on the states of southern Germany. The German armies quickly mobilized and within a few weeks controlled large amounts of land in eastern France. Their success was due in part to rapid mobilization by train, to Prussian General Staff leadership and to innovative Krupp artillery. Napoleon III was captured with his whole army at the Battle of Sedan, yet this did not end the war, as a republic was declared in Paris on 4 September 1870, marking the creation of the Third Republic of France under the Government of National Defense and later the "Versailles government" of Adolphe Thiers. The immediate result was an extension to the war as the Republic proclaimed a continuation of the fight. Over a five-month campaign, the German armies defeated the newly recruited French armies in a series of battles fought across northern France. Following a prolonged siege, the French capital Paris fell on 28 January 1871. Ten days earlier, the German states had proclaimed their union under the Prussian King, uniting Germany as a nation-state, the German Empire. The final peace Treaty of Frankfurt was signed on 10 May 1871, during the time of the bloody Paris Commune of 1871.
- The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War (), often referred to in France as the War of 1870 (19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871), was a significant conflict pitting the Second French Empire against the Kingdom of Prussia and its allies in the North German Confederation, as well as the South German states of Baden, Württemberg, Bavaria and Hesse-Darmstadt. The conflict emerged from tensions regarding the German unification. A war against France was deemed necessary to unite the North German Confederation and the independent southern German states, while France was preoccupied by the emergence of a powerful Prussia. Napoleon III seized on a supposed insult in the Ems Dispatch to declare war, which most French leaders expected to win. The German coalition quickly took charge. Its forces were superior, due to much better training and leadership, and more effective use of modern technology. A series of swift Prussian and German victories in eastern France culminating in the Battle of Sedan, saw Napoleon III and his whole army captured on 2 September. Yet this did not end the war, as the Third Republic was declared in Paris on 4 September 1870 and French resistance continued under the Government of National Defence and Adolphe Thiers. Over a five-month campaign, the German forces defeated the newly recruited French armies in a series of battles fought across northern France. Following a prolonged siege, Paris fell on 28 January 1871. The German states proclaimed their union as the German Empire under the Prussian king, Wilhelm I, uniting Germany as a nation-state. The final Treaty of Frankfurt of 10 May 1871 gave Germany most of Alsace and some parts of Lorraine which became the Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine. Following defeat, a left-wing revolt broke out in Paris against the new French republic. Known as the Paris Commune, it was a landmark event in the revolutionary seizure of power by the masses, but it was harshly crushed by Adolphe Thiers. The unification of Germany into an empire in its own right, with the new industrialization of the nation, shifted the European balance of power and Otto von Bismarck maintained great authority in international affairs for two decades. France's determination to regain Alsace-Lorraine would subsequently be a major factor in France's involvement in World War I.
- The Franco-Prussian War of 1870, sometimes referred to as The Franco-German War, or the 1870 War was a series of battles involving the French Empire under Napoleon III, and Prussia; under King Wilhelm I. Prussia was supported by several German states, including Bavaria and Wuttemberg. Because of the Prussian and German victory, the French Empire collapsed, and Napoleon III; the last monarch of France, was deposed. The Germans also took Alsace-Lorraine, which they kept until the First World War. Napoleon III was leader of the French until his capture at the Battle of Sedan, where he and over 100,000 French troops surrendered. After his defeat, the Third French Republic was declared, and fought for five more months. The war ended after the siege of Paris, where the first anti-aircraft gun was used. (A modified German cannon used to shoot down French hot-air balloons)
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