Second French Empire
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The Second French Empire, officially the French Empire, was the government of France from 1852 to 1870. It was established on 2 December 1852 by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, president of France under the
The official declaration of the Second Empire, at the Hôtel de Ville, Paris on 2 December 1852
The Avenue de l'Opéra, one of the new boulevards created by Napoleon III and Baron Haussmann
The French landing near Yevpatoria, Crimea, then part of the Russian Empire, 1854
Arrival of Marshal Randon in Algiers, French Algeria, 1857
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
Second French Empire
…of his reign, the French emperor found himself without allies in the face of overwhelming German forces. The Second Empire came to an end during the Franco-Prussian War, following Napoleon III's capture at the Battle of Sedan and the proclamation of the Third French Republic on 4 September 1870. On 2 December 1851…
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