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3 days ago · The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.
- Causes of The Franco-Prussian War
The causes of the Franco-Prussian War are deeply rooted in...
- Austro-Prussian War
Result: Prussian-led German states and Italian victory ....
- Ems Dispatch
Memorial stone to the Ems Dispatch in Bad Ems. The Ems...
- Marsal
The siege of Marsal was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War...
- Causes of The Franco-Prussian War
4 days ago · The Franco-Prussian War, lasting from July 19, 1870, to May 10, 1871, culminated in the defeat of France by the German states led by Prussia. This conflict marked a significant turning point in European history, leading to the unification of Germany and the establishment of the German Empire. Several factors contributed to the German victory ...
3 days ago · Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the first president of France from 1848 to 1852, and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 until he was deposed on 4 September 1870. Prior to his reign, Napoleon III was known as Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
3 days ago · Napoleon was born on Corsica shortly after the island’s cession to France by the Genoese. He was the fourth, and second surviving, child of Carlo Buonaparte, a lawyer, and his wife, Letizia Ramolino. His father’s family, of ancient Tuscan nobility, had emigrated to Corsica in the 16th century. Carlo Buonaparte had married the beautiful and ...
- Who was Napoleon?Napoleon I, also called Napoléon Bonaparte, was a French military general and statesman. Napoleon played a key role in the French Revolution (1789–...
- How did Napoleon become emperor of France?Napoleon first seized political power in a coup d’état in 1799. The coup resulted in the replacement of the extant governing body—a five-member Dir...
- What did Napoleon accomplish?Napoleon served as first consul of France from 1799 to 1804. In that time, Napoleon reformed the French educational system, developed a civil code...
- What happened to Napoleon?After a series of military defeats in 1812–13, Napoleon was forced to abdicate the French throne on April 6, 1814. Napoleon returned to power in ea...
- Was Napoleon short?No! “Le Petit Caporal” wasn’t petite—at least not by 19th-century standards. The estimated average height of a French man in 1820 was 5 feet 4 inch...
4 days ago · The Paris Commune ( French: Commune de Paris, pronounced [kɔ.myn də pa.ʁi]) was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the French National Guard had defended Paris, and working-class radicalism grew among its soldiers.
3 days ago · Here is the answer for the crossword clue Former European empire (5) featured on May 25, 2024. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 94% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROMAN.
2 days ago · Answer: Second French Colonial Empire Actually, the second French colonial empire that began in the 17th century is number 8 on the list; it began with the conquest of Algeria in 1830. The first French colonial empire, which was largely centered in North America, was lost by the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
