The Prussians begin pounding Paris with artillery …
Years: 1871 - 1871
January
The Prussians begin pounding Paris with artillery on January 5.
Bismarck meanwhile persuades all the German rulers to join a new German Empire under the king of Prussia as the German emperor.
Locations
People
Groups
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Württemberg, Kingdom of
- Baden, Grand Duchy of
- Bavaria, Kingdom of
- German Confederation, North
- German Empire (“Second Reich”)
- France (French republic); the Third Republic
