The Germans, under the leadership of Prussian…

September 1870 CE

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.

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Sedan Champagne-Ardenne France View →

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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder View → Léon Gambetta View → Napoleon III View → Otto von Bismarck View → William I, German Emperor View →

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Prussia, Kingdom of View → Baden, Grand Duchy of View → Bavaria, Kingdom of View → Württemberg, Kingdom of View → France, Second Empire of View → German Confederation, North View →

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Franco-Prussian War View → Sedan, battle of View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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