Forgotten Wars - The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871

Did you know that the first Kaiser of a united Germany was crowned in the Hall of Mirrors at the famous French landmark, the Palace of Versailles? How did this happen? The answer is the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. As one of the few major post-Napoleonic wars of the 19th century, the Franco Prussian war was unique in how it affected the future of Europe. This conflict is usually forgotten in the shadows of World War 1 and the American Civil War, but it played a major role in creating the pressures that eventually led to World War 1. #FrancoPrussianWar Selected Credits: Amazing Plan - Distressed Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://www.mrallsophistory.com/revision/the-origins-of-german-unification-1815-1848.html Map of German States: By User:52 Pickup - Based on map data of the IEG-Maps project (Andreas Kunz, B. Johnen and Joachim Robert Moeschl: University of Mainz) - http://www.ieg-maps.uni-mainz.de, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2450998 http://www.deutsche-und-polen.de/_/personen/person_jsp/key=otto+von_bismarck.html By Edited by A.W.Ward, G.W.Prothero, and Stanley Leathes - Cambridge Modern History Atlas, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3327286 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Franz_Xaver_Winterhalter_Napoleon_III.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Napoleon_III_cph.3c31393.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold,_Prince_of_Hohenzollern#/media/File:LeopoldHS.jpg https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7a/57/e6/7a57e6e18a7cd399a737f4352dbb4f86.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/303781937358352202/&h=814&w=540&tbnid=pJrMwUiYFQw0zM:&q=Ems+Dispatch&tbnh=160&tbnw=106&usg=AI4_-kQ1kTuYYVz7Y_r1g5KtBQXbJcYbYg&vet=12ahUKEwiJsejx4dHdAhUP0FMKHaNqAjkQ_B0wFXoECAkQEw..i&docid=qrD41QmP-sigIM&itg=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJsejx4dHdAhUP0FMKHaNqAjkQ_B0wFXoECAkQEw http://blackpowdergames.blogspot.com/2015/12/new-franco-prussian-range-in-28mm.html https://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/sedan-1870-great-humiliation-france.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War#/media/File:AlphonseNeuvilleFriedhofSaint-PrivatL1100806_(2).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War#/media/File:BismarckundNapoleonIII.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Paris_(1870%E2%80%9371)#/media/File:Braun,_Adolphe_(1811-1877)_-_Paris,_1871_-_St_Cloud,_La_place.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War#/media/File:Wernerprokla.jpg https://www.google.com/search?q=prussian+breech+loading+artillery&safe=active&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=sRcdPfxqOqtr6M%253A%252CzZqgqAI4_DGSOM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kTdSG60Kx5Fc1ETp2Q7PJbuI5xBhA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwqLWN35jeAhXBneAKHXCsBY0Q9QEwBXoECAQQDA#imgrc=lHpph3OTajflWM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chassepot#/media/File:Chassepot_gun_model_1866_Mutzig_1869.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyse_needle_gun#/media/File:Z%C3%BCndnadelgewehr_m-1841_-_Preussen_-_Arm%C3%A9museum.jpg http://www.dcstamps.com/alsace-lorraine-german-occupation-during-the-franco-prussian-war/ http://theglobalstate.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Map_Europe_alliances_1914-en.svg.png https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/american-troops-france-world-war-i.jpg