Alliance of German States
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Was the alliance of German states headed by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871).
Establishment
August 1870: Battle of Wissembourg.
August 1870: Battle of Wörth.
August 1870: Battle of Spicheren.
August 1870: Siege of Bitche (1870-1871).
August 1870: Siege of Phalsbourg (1870).
August 1870: Siege of Strasbourg.
August 1870: On the late afternoon of 14 August the leading Prussian VII Corps of First Army attacked the French forces still east of the Moselle in the battle of Borny (also known as Borny-Colombey or Colombey-Nouilly from the chain of villages to the east of Metz).
August 1870: Battle of Mars-la-Tour.
August 1870: Siege of Toul.
August 1870: Battle of Gravelotte.
August 1870: Siege of Metz.
August 1870: Battle of Beaumont.
September 1870: The Battle of Sedan in northeastern France during September 1-2, 1870, was the most important engagement of the Franco-Prussian War). The battle brought the French Empire to an end and decided the outcome of the war.
September 1870: Battle of Noisseville.
September 1870: It was not till after the capitulation of Metz, and almost at the same time with the close blockade of Thionville, that Montmedy was invested by the German forces.
September 1870: Siege of Soissons.
September 1870: Battle of Borny-Colombey.
September 1870: Battle of Mars-la-Tour.
September 1870: On September 19, the Germans surrounded it and erected a blockade, as already established at Metz, completing the encirclement on 20 September.
September 1870: Siege of Toul.
September 1870: Siege of Metz.
September 1870: Siege of Strasbourg.
October 1870: Siege of Soissons.
October 1870: Battle of Chateaudun.
October 1870: Battles of Dijon (1870-1871).
November 1870: Siege of Belfort (1870-1871).
November 1870: Siege of La Fère (1870).
November 1870: Battle of Coulmiers.
November 1870: Siege of Thionville (1870).
November 1870: Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (1870).
November 1870: Battles of Dijon (1870-1871).
December 1870: Battle of Orleans (1870).
December 1870: Battle of Coulmiers.
December 1870: Siege of Phalsbourg (1870).
December 1870: Siege of Montmédy (1870).
December 1870: Fight of Longeau.
December 1870: Siege of Péronne (1871).
Chronology
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Were a series of wars that resulted in the creation of the German Empire under Prussian leadership in 1871.
1.1.Franco-Prussian War
Was a war that saw the Second French Empire fight against an alliance of German states led by the Kingdom of Prussia. The war was caused by the struggle over dominance in continental Europe between Prussia and France. The German states were victorious and in 1871 merged to form the German Empire. France was occupied and forced to cede Alsace-Lorraine to Germany.
1.1.1.German Invasion (Franco-Prussian War)
Was the invasion of the Second French Empire by an alliance of German states during the Franco-Prussian War. The French defeat at Sédan (1870) caused the fall of the French Empire.
1.1.2.War of the Government of National Defence
Was the continuation of the German invasion of France after the fall of the Second French Empire. The newly created Second French Republic continued to fight, but the German troops eventually occupied most of northern and central France.
January 1871: Battle of Villersexel.
January 1871: Battle of Le Mans (1871).
January 1871: Battle of the Lisaine.
1.1.3.Unification of Germany (1871)
Was the unification of 25 German states into the German Empire under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia, officially proclaimed on 18 January 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France.
January 1871: Unification of Germany into a German Empire with tight political and administrative integration, replacing the decentralized German Confederation and Holy Roman Empire, was officially proclaimed on 18 January 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France.
Disestablishment
January 1871: Battle of Villersexel.
January 1871: Battle of Le Mans (1871).
January 1871: Battle of the Lisaine.
January 1871: Unification of Germany into a German Empire with tight political and administrative integration, replacing the decentralized German Confederation and Holy Roman Empire, was officially proclaimed on 18 January 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France.
Selected Sources
B. Stephen (2003): The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Osprey Publishing, p.37
B. Stephen (2003): The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Osprey Publishing, p.43
B. Stephen (2003): The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Osprey Publishing, p.54
B. Stephen (2003): The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Osprey Publishing, p.65
B. Stephen (2003): The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Osprey Publishing, p.69
B. Stephen (2003): The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Osprey Publishing, pp.36,37
B. Stephen (2003): The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Osprey Publishing, pp.38,40
B. Stephen (2003): The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Osprey Publishing, pp.43-46
B. Stephen (2003): The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Osprey Publishing, pp.61-65
Graf von Moltke, H. (2022): The Franco-German War of 1870-71, Good Press, p.154
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Graf von Moltke, H. (2022): The Franco-German War of 1870-71, Good Press, pp.368, 369
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Graf von Moltke, H. (2022): The Franco-German War of 1870-71, Good Press, pp.4, 5
Graf von Moltke, H. (2022): The Franco-German War of 1870-71, Good Press, pp.5, 6
Köbler, G. (2014) Historische Enzyklopädie der Länder der Deutschen, C.H. Beck München, pp. 28-31
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