The Germans, under the leadership of Prussian …
Years: 1870 - 1870
September
The Germans, under the leadership of Prussian Count Helmuth von Moltke, decisively defeat the French in the Battle of Sedan on September 1-2.
On September 2, 1870, Napoleon III judges the army’s position to be untenable and surrenders the army at Sedan and himself to Bismarck.
Locations
People
Groups
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Baden, Grand Duchy of
- Bavaria, Kingdom of
- Württemberg, Kingdom of
- France, Second Empire of
- German Confederation, North
