Battle of Sedan
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The Battle of Sedan, also known as the First Battle of Sedan, was fought during the Franco-Prussian War from 1 to 2 September 1870. Resulting in the capture of Emperor Napoleon III and over a hundred
Napoleon III at the Battle of Sedan, by Wilhelm Camphausen.
The movements of the French and German armies from 23 to 29 August. Red: French, Blue: Germans
Situation about 10 AM
Photograph taken during the Battle of Sedan. Supposedly the first photograph ever taken of an active land battle
Patrice de MacMahon
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Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, marquis de MacMahon, duc de Magenta, was a French general and politician who served as President of France from 1873 to 1879. He was elevated to the dignity of
Battle of Sedan
…of Prussia and its allies; however, fighting continued under a new French government. The 130,000-strong French Army of Châlons, commanded by Marshal Patrice de MacMahon and accompanied by Napoleon III, was attempting to lift the siege of Metz, only to be caught by the Prussian Fourth Army and defeated at the Battle of…
Patrice de MacMahon, c. 1890
General MacMahon (right) with General Jean-Louis Borel (left), c. 1856
Portrait of Marshal MacMahon by Horace Vernet, 1860
Général MacMahon, c. 1865-70