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Franco-German War Portrait of Napoleon III seated, wearing a decorated military uniform with medals, sash, and epaulettes, holding a sword, with a crown resting on a cushion beside him. Otto von Bismarck in military uniform and cap, with a mustache, facing slightly to the side in a black-and-white portrait taken around 1880. Colorful historical illustration showing French cuirassiers on horseback charging Prussian infantry, with smoke, fallen soldiers, and chaos during the Battle of Reichshoffen, 1870. Napoleon III after the Battle of Sedan Gambetta escaping Paris in October 1870 Franco-German War Paris Commune William I of Prussia
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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
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Modified link of Web site: Napoleon.org - The Franco -'German' War of 1870-1871: Part 2. From the outbreak of the war to the fall of the Second Empire - napoleon.org. Nov 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 12, 2026
Add new Web site: Project Muse - Effect of the Franco-Prussian War (PDF). Sep 06, 2025
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Middlemarch and the Franco-Prussian War (PDF). Jun 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Franco-German War. Mar 18, 2025
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Circle of Iron and Fire: Americans in Paris During the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War. Dec 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Weapons and Warfare - Franco-Prussian War 1870-Analysis. Aug 21, 2024
Add new Web site: King's College London - The Franco-Prussian War 150 years on: A conflict that shaped the modern state. Dec 05, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Franco-Prussian War. Apr 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Chemins de mémoire - The Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71. Sep 05, 2022
Add new Web site: Napoleon.org - The Franco -'German' War of 1870-1871: Part 2. From the outbreak of the war to the fall of the Second Empire - napoleon.org. Aug 22, 2021
Clarified the timeline of the Battle of Sedan. Apr 03, 2019
Media added. Dec 11, 2015
Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - The Franco-Prussian War. Nov 21, 2014
Add new Web site: Old and Sold - Fall Of The Second Empire-Franco-German War. Aug 23, 2013
Media added. Dec 19, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Franco-Prussian War. Oct 23, 2008
Added new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. Dec 18, 2006
Added new Web site: Library Economics and Liberty - The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics - Biography of David Hume. Dec 18, 2006
Added new Web site: Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Dec 18, 2006
Added new Web site: Florida Museum of Natural History - Roughskin Dogfish. Dec 18, 2006
Added new Web site: World History International - The Franco-Prussian War. Oct 18, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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