Franco-Prussian War

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The Franco-Prussian War was a major 1870–1871 conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia (and its German allies) that led to the collapse of Napoleon III’s regime and the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century conflict
war
armistice Armistice of Versailles (1871)
belligerent French Third Republic
Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Kingdom of Bavaria
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Württemberg
North German Confederation
Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire
casualties over 180000 military dead on both sides (approximate)
cause Bismarck’s policy of German unification
Ems Dispatch crisis
French fear of Prussian power
Hohenzollern candidacy to the Spanish throne
conflictBetween French Third Republic
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

North German Confederation
Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire

southern Germany
surface form: South German states
endDate 1871-05-10
historicalSignificance contributed to tensions leading to World War I
key step in German unification
location Alsace
France
German states
Lorraine
majorBattle Battle of Gravelotte
Battle of Wörth
surface form: Battle of Mars-la-Tour

Battle of Sedan (1870)
surface form: Battle of Sedan

Battle of Spicheren
Battle of Wissembourg
Battle of Wörth
Siege of Metz
Siege of Paris
militaryCommander Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Léon Gambetta
Patrice de MacMahon
opponent Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon III

Otto von Bismarck
partOf German unification wars
peaceTreaty Treaty of Frankfurt
politicalConsequence proclamation of German Empire in Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
rise of German militarism
weakening of France’s position in Europe
result German unification under Prussian leadership
Treaty of Frankfurt
cession of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany
collapse of Second French Empire
decisive Prussian and German victory
establishment of French Third Republic
long-term French revanchism
proclamation of German Empire
startDate 1870-07-19

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Paris Commune emergedAfter Franco-Prussian War
Nana timePeriodOfNarrative Franco-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Franco-Prussian War era
Clara Barton participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Bitche playedRoleIn Franco-Prussian War
town of Bitche playedRoleIn Franco-Prussian War
subject surface form: Bitche
French II Corps conflict Franco-Prussian War
Patrice de MacMahon notableEvent Franco-Prussian War
Horatio Herbert Kitchener conflict Franco-Prussian War
Great General Staff usedInConflict Franco-Prussian War
Auftragstaktik historicalContext Franco-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Prussian-German wars of unification
Maréchal de France usedInConflict Franco-Prussian War
Georges Picquart conflict Franco-Prussian War
Alfred Dreyfus participantIn Franco-Prussian War
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy servedIn Franco-Prussian War
Gatling guns usedIn Franco-Prussian War
subject surface form: Gatling gun
Bavarian Army participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Frederick III, German Emperor participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Sedan roleIn Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Sedan (1870) partOf Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Sedan (1870) conflict Franco-Prussian War
Karl von Bülow conflict Franco-Prussian War
Karl von Bülow participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Sir Evelyn Wood conflict Franco-Prussian War
Joseph Joffre participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Fritz von Below conflict Franco-Prussian War
Luxembourg region wasAffectedBy Franco-Prussian War
Principes de la guerre influencedBy Franco-Prussian War
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz participantIn Franco-Prussian War
Treaty of Frankfurt endedConflict Franco-Prussian War
Treaty of Frankfurt endedConflict Franco-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Franco-German War of 1870–1871
Treaty of Frankfurt hasTopic Franco-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Franco-Prussian War settlement
Ems Dispatch crisis relatedTo Franco-Prussian War
Léon Gambetta notableEvent Franco-Prussian War
Siege of Metz conflict Franco-Prussian War
Siege of Metz partOf Franco-Prussian War
Siege of Paris conflict Franco-Prussian War
Armistice of Versailles (1871) conflict Franco-Prussian War
Armistice of Versailles (1871) precededBy Franco-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Franco-Prussian War military campaigns of 1870
Field Marshal Alfred von Waldersee conflict Franco-Prussian War
subject surface form: Alfred von Waldersee
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Saint‑Cloud destroyedIn Franco-Prussian War
subject surface form: Château de Saint-Cloud
Battle of Wörth partOf Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Wörth conflict Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Spicheren conflict Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Spicheren partOf Franco-Prussian War
Iron Chancellor militaryConflict Franco-Prussian War
subject surface form: Otto von Bismarck
King of Prussia significantEvent Franco-Prussian War
Alfred von Schlieffen participantIn Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Gravelotte partOf Franco-Prussian War