Siege of Paris

When

19 Sep 1870 – 28 Jan 1871

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

48.86° N, 2.35° E

Description

1870 siege during the Franco-Prussian War

Part of the Franco-Prussian War

The Siege of Paris took place from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871 and ended in the capture of the city by forces of the various states of the North German Confederation, led by the Kingdom of Prussia. The siege was the culmination of the Franco-Prussian War, which saw the Second French Empire attempt to reassert its dominance over continental Europe by declaring war on the North German Confederation.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris (1870–1871) begins”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Belagerung von Paris beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du siège de Paris par les troupes Allemandes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Прусская армия начала осаду Парижа”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “بدء حصار باريس والذي استمر إلى 28 يناير 1871”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Franco-Prussian19 Jul 1870 · Interstate war · Deaths 204,313