 | Battle of Wissembourg
 | 15th July 1870 Napoleon III declared war against Prussia because
a German candidate was put forward for the Spanish throne. This
was the opportunity which Prussia's chancellor, Otto von Bismark,
had been waiting for to unite Germany. General Helmuth von Moltke
immediately launched three armies and on 4th August 1870 the first
battle began at Wissembourg only 40 miles north of Strasbourg.
25,000 men of the Prussian 3rd Army under the Crown Prince
Frederick Wilhelm, attacked the town held by the French army.
Comte de MacMahon's 4,000 men could not hold the town and the
Prussians took Wissembpurg after only 6 hours. French casualties
were c. 2,300 among whom was General Charles Douay, while the
Prussians lost c.1,500 men. |
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| Battle of Gravelotte
| Marshal Achille Bazaine's army of 113,000 troops found the rout
towards Verdun blocked by General Helmuth von Moltke's 1st and 2nd
Prussian armies. The French marshal decided to make a stand at
Gravelotte with one wing holding Saint-Privat. Under the command
of King Wilhelm the might of the Prussian troops (nearly 200,000
men) attacked the French positions. The French managed to defend
and hold their lines at Gravelotte and Saint Privat until the
Prussian armies gained their Saxon reinforcements and extra
artillery. Only then did the French yield and by nightfall,
Bazaine had withdrawn his troops to Metz. The Prussian losses were
c.20,000 men, while the French losses were c.13,000 with another
5,000 taken prisoner. |
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| Surrender of Metz
| Withdrawing his forces from Gravelotte to the nearby fortress of
Metz by the Moselle, Marshal Achille Bazaine was besieged by the
Prussian army under Prince Frederick Charles. Bazaine tried to
gain ground with a sortie and initially succeeded before being
driven back the next day losing 3,000 men in the process. After
the disaster at Sedan, immediate relief seemed hopeless and so
Bazaine surrendered, his army of 170,000 men and over 1,000
guns to the Prussians on 27th October 1870. Bazaine did not
escape, however, his own country convicted him of treason after a
court-martial and he was given a 20 year sentence! |
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Le Cimitiere De Saint Pravat by Alphonse De Neuville.
Prussian troops storm the Cemetery of Saint Pravat after a desperate defence. Gravelotte-St-Privat was the turning point in the Franco-Prussian War leading directly to the final defeat of the French at Sedan, the collapse of Napoleon IIIs régime and the proclamation of the German Empire.
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Surprise attack in the Suburbs of Metz by Alphonse de Neuville.
French skirmishers engaging Prussians during an attack in Metz during August 1870.
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Captive Difficile by Alphonse de Neuville.
A lone French soldier is herded into captivity after being captured during the Franco Prussian war.
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The Charge by Alphonse de Neuville.
French Dragoons charge a Prussian position during the Franco Prussian war.
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La Defence de la Longbayau by Alphonse De Neuville.
French infantry struggle to defend a large gateway from the onslaught of the Prussian Infantry during the Franco - Prussian war.
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Death of Major Hadelin by Carl Rochling.
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The Infantry Will Advance by Carl Rochling.
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The Landau Gate at Wissembourg is Taken by Assault, 4th August 1870 by Carl Rochling.
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The Surrender of the French Army, 2nd September 1870 by Conrad Freyberg.
The day after the battle of Sedan (on the Meuse) The French forces surrendered. The Germans took 104,000 prisoners including Napoleon III, for the loss of 9,000 men themselves.
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The Arrival of Prince Charles Friedrich Before the Battle by Conrad Freyberg.
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Hessian Troops Near Chambord, 9th December 1870 by Richard Knotel.
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La Reve (The Dream) by Edouard Detaille.
Depicting soldiers of the French Second Empire dreaming of the victorious French Army of the Napoleonic period.
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Le Drapeau by Edouard Detaille.
Shows the French Cuirassiers of the 2nd Empire of Napoleon the 3rd.
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The Checkpoint by Edouard Detaille.
Military scene during the Franco-Prussian War of French Cuirassiers and French infantry.
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Prussian Cuirassiers Attack a French Provision Train by Edouard Detaille.
2nd Empire painting. Reproduced by permission of the Forbes collection.
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The Hostages by Edouard Detaille.
French civilians being questioned by Prussian officers with Prussian Cuirassiers during the Franco-Prussian War.
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The Defence of Champigny, November 30th 1870 by Edouard Detaille.
Military art print of the Franco-Prussian war showing French Infantry defenders at the fortifications of Champigny.
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Artillery Skirmish in the Forest during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille. (GS)
French artillery withdraws during the Siege of Paris, 19th September 1870 to 29th January 1871.
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Episode during the Siege of Paris by Edouard Detaille.
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The Passing Regiment, 1875 by Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (GL) | |
