What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1870 – 2 Sep 1870
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.70° N, 4.95° E
- Description
- 1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Sedan
1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian War
The Battle of Sedan, also known as the First Battle of Sedan, was fought during the Franco-Prussian War from 1 to 2 September 1870. Resulting in the capture of Emperor Napoleon III and over a hundred thousand troops, it effectively decided the war in favour of Prussia and its allies; however, fighting continued under a new French government.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan – Prussian forces defeat the French armies and take Emperor Napoleon III and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner at Sedan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Nach der Niederlage in der zweitägigen Schlacht von Sedan kapituliert die französische Armee”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Napoléon III, encerclé à Sedan, capitule”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Седане, разгром наполеоновской армии пруссаками”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Francia capitulan las tropas de Patrice de Mac-Mahon y capturan a Napoleón III en la batalla de Sedán”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “法國於色當會戰慘敗，拿破崙三世投降。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “普仏戦争：セダンの戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page