Modern era · 1870 – 1871
Franco-Prussian War
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 Prussia.
- When
- 19 Jul 1870 – 28 Jan 1871
- Where
- France
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Victor Hugo1802 – 1885French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
Friedrich Nietzsche1844 – 1900German philosopher (1844-1900)
Otto von Bismarck1815 – 1898German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
Gustave Flaubert1821 – 1880French novelist (1821–1880)
Guy de Maupassant1850 – 1893French writer (1850-1893)
Giuseppe Garibaldi1807 – 1882Italian general, patriot and republican (1807–1882)
Henri Poincaré1854 – 1912French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912).png/330px-Napoleon_III_by_Mayer_%26_Pierson_c1860_(cropped).png)
Napoleon III1808 – 1873President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and last monarch of France (1808–1873)
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