Franco-Prussian War
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The Franco-Prussian War, occasionally known as the Franco-German War, and sometimes referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between France and the North German Confederation led by Pr
A v Werner Kaiserproklamation am 18 Januar 1871
Battle of Mars La Tour, August 16,1870 by Emil Hünten
Siege of Paris
Ernst Zimmer Das Lauenburgische Jäger Bataillon Nr. 9 bei Gravelotte
Austro-Prussian War
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The Austro-Prussian War was fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation. Prussia had also allied
Franco-Prussian War
…caused primarily by France's determination to reassert its dominant position in continental Europe, which appeared in question following the decisive Prussian victory over Austria in 1866. After Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern of the Roman Catholic branch Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen had been offered the vacant Spanish throne in 1870 and had…
Battle of Königgrätz by Georg Bleibtreu. Oil on canvas, 1869.
The memorial to the Battery of the dead in Chlum (modern Czech Republic) commemorates some of the heaviest fighting during the Battle of Königgrätz.
Prussian Prince Friedrich Karl is cheered on by his troops.
The Prussian Dreyse needle gun