About 260 results for ‘Franco-Prussian War’
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Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War (19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871), was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and Bavaria. The complete Prussian and German victory brought about the final unification of Germany under King Wilhelm I of Prussia. It also marked the downfall of Napoleon III and the end of the Second French Empire, which was replaced by the French Third Republic. As part of the settlement, the territory of Alsace and part of Lorraine was taken by Prussia to become a part of Germany, and it remained so until the end of World War I when it was returned to France in the Treaty of Versailles. The conflict was a culmination of years of tension between the two nations, which finally came to a head over the issue of a Hohenzollern candidate for the vacant Spanish throne, following the deposition of Isabella II in 1868. The public release of the Ems Dispatch, which played up alleged insults between the Prussian king and the French ambassador, inflamed public opinion on both sides. France mobilized, and on 19 July 1870 declared war on Prussia only, but the other German states quickly joined on Prussia's side. It soon became evident that the Prussian and German forces were superior, due in part to their efficient use of railways and the better Krupp steel artillery. Prussia had the fourth densest rail network in the world; France had the fifth. A series of swift Prussian and German victories in eastern France culminated in the Battle of Sedan, at which Napoleon III was captured with his whole army 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 later Adolphe Thiers. 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, Paris fell on 28 January 1871. The siege is also notable for the first use of anti-aircraft artillery, a Krupp piece built specifically to shoot down the hot air balloons being used by the French as couriers. 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 Treaty of Frankfurt was signed 10 May 1871, during the time of the Paris Commune uprising of 1871.
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L'AVEYRON (en haut) / 325. - VIVIEZ. - LE MONUMENT ET LA ...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Franco-Prussian War
- Hill
- Landscape
- Statue
- Town square
- Tree
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41 MOULINS - MONUMENT DES COMBATTANTS DE 1870-1871 ET L'E...
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bell tower
- Franco-Prussian War
- Gate
- House
- Moulins, Allier
- Retail
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Sculpture de Destreez exposée au Salon de 1875 et conserv...
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- Field(s):
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Franco-Prussian War
- Sculpture
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
L'espion. Episode du siège de Paris
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- Portrayed subject:
- Franco-Prussian War
- Paris
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Départ des mobiles mâconnais
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crowd
- Franco-Prussian War
- Infantry
- Music
- Mâcon
- Street light
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- Date:
- 19th century
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ARMEE FRANCAISE ETAT-MAJOR. Guerre de 1870-1871 (titre in...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Equestrianism
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- General officer
- Horse
- Marshal
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SIEGE ET BOMBARDEMENT DE PARIS PAR LES PRUSSIENS (Guerre ...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cannon
- Franco-Prussian War
- Germany
- Otto von Bismarck
- Paris
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE REISCHOFFEN. - 6 août 1870. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cavalry
- Charge (warfare)
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- Germany
- Infantry
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE WISSEMBOURG. - 4 août 1870. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charge (warfare)
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- Serviceman
- Wissembourg
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE BAPAUME. - 3 janvier 1871. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bapaume
- Flag
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- French people
- General officer
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE DIJON. - Riciotti Garibaldi. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dijon
- Equestrianism
- Flag
- Franco-Prussian War
- Horse
- Italy
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE BORNY. - 14 août 1870 (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cadaver
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- Injury
- Prussia
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Bataille de GRAVELOTTE. - 16 août 1870 (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cadaver
- Cannon
- Charge (warfare)
- Explosion
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE BAPAUME. - 3 Janvier 1871 (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bapaume
- Explosion
- Flag
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- French people
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- Date:
- 19th century
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1870-LA GUERRE-1871. SIÈGE DE PARIS. SORTIE DU GÉNÉRAL DU...
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- Portrayed subject:
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- Injury
- Paris
- Prussia
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE COULMIERS (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bavaria
- Coulmiers
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- Injury
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE REISCHOFFEN. - 6 août 1870 (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cavalry
- Charge (warfare)
- Flag
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- French people
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE GRAVELOTTE.- 16 août 1870 (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- France
- Franco-Prussian War
- Gravelotte
- Prussia
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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METZ. -AMBULANCE.-WAGONS. -1870 (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Boy
- Franco-Prussian War
- Goods wagon
- Horse
- Injury
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SIEGE ET BOMARDEMENT DE STRASBOURG (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alsace
- Cathedral
- Conflagration
- Explosion
- Firefighter
- Folk costume
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SCENES DE LA GUERRE DE 1870-1871 (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Ambush
- Cannon
- Charge (warfare)
- Charles Denis Bourbaki
- Death
- France
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLES ET COMBATS (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alsace
- Cannon
- Champigny-sur-Marne
- Charge (warfare)
- Explosion
- Flag
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- Date:
- 19th century