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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Battle of Gravelotte conflict Franco-Prussian War
The Old Wives’ Tale hasSubject Franco-Prussian War
Herbert von Bismarck participantIn Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Wissembourg conflict Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Wissembourg partOf Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Wissembourg historicalPeriod Franco-Prussian War
Second Reich participantIn Franco-Prussian War
German Emperor associatedWithEvent Franco-Prussian War
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder notableEvent Franco-Prussian War
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger conflict Franco-Prussian War
French Army of Africa engagedInConflict Franco-Prussian War
Alexander von Kluck participantIn Franco-Prussian War
Alexander von Kluck conflict Franco-Prussian War
French Zouaves conflictParticipatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Kingdom of Saxony participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
La Légion étrangère notableEngagement Franco-Prussian War
conflicts with Empress Eugénie regency Franco-Prussian War
subject surface form: Empress Eugénie
this entity surface form: Franco-Prussian War period
conflicts with Empress Eugénie associatedWithEvent Franco-Prussian War
subject surface form: Empress Eugénie
Adolphe Thiers participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Franco-Prussian War (aftermath)
Félix Faure militaryService Franco-Prussian War
Maximilian von Prittwitz conflict Franco-Prussian War
Maximilian von Prittwitz participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Fall of the Second French Empire hasCause Franco-Prussian War
Fall of the Second French Empire partOf Franco-Prussian War
Fall of the Second French Empire historicalPeriod Franco-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Franco-Prussian War era
Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary) awardedDuringConflict Franco-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Franco-Prussian War (to allied officers)
Paul Hausser conflict Franco-Prussian War
this entity surface form: Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71 (family background military tradition)
The Civil War in France subject Franco-Prussian War
Saxon Army participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Siege of Belfort conflict Franco-Prussian War
Siege of Belfort partOf Franco-Prussian War
Place Denfert-Rochereau lion commemorates Franco-Prussian War
Guy de Maupassant militaryService Franco-Prussian War
Frédéric Bazille conflict Franco-Prussian War
Württemberg Army conflict Franco-Prussian War
La Défense de Paris statue commemorates Franco-Prussian War
subject surface form: La Défense de Paris
Prussian Ministry of War significantEvent Franco-Prussian War
Albrecht von Roon notableCommanderIn Franco-Prussian War
Albrecht von Roon militaryConflict Franco-Prussian War
Prussian Navy inConflict Franco-Prussian War
Ludwig von Falkenhausen conflict Franco-Prussian War
North German Federal Navy significantEvent Franco-Prussian War
North German Federal Navy participatedIn Franco-Prussian War
Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves usedIn Franco-Prussian War
Age of Nationalism hasKeyEvent Franco-Prussian War