71.1 Franco-Prussian War 1870-71 - Background

A History of Europe, Key Battles

Carl Rylett

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🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Following Prussia's victory at Königgrätz in 1866, the North German Confederation became an instrument for Prussian dominance. All northern German states not directly annexed by Prussia were put in the new Confederation in which Berlin assumed control of their foreign and military affairs, and most of their internal ones as well. A solid block of Prussian territory stretched now between France and Belgium in the west to Russian Lithuania in the east.

Tensions rise between Paris and Berlin, and Napoleon III of France blunders into a war against Germany for which he is not prepared

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Picture - German troops at Torcy, in September 1870

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0:29.0	Place must be 18 or over. Hello and welcome to a History of Europe Key Battles podcast.
0:59.6	This is the first part on the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to 1871,
1:07.6	a titanic conflict between the French and Germans,
1:10.5	which would have profound consequences
1:12.7	for the balance of power in Europe. My name is Carl Rilat, and over the last approximately
1:20.9	200 episodes, I have gone through the history of Europe chronologically from the ancient Greeks
1:26.7	onwards. I focus on certain battles and wars,
1:30.9	but the aim of each narrative is to place each conflict in the context of the grand sweep
1:35.6	of European history. The
1:47.0	The One of the most beautiful cities in Europe, the French capital city of Paris, is packed full of historic treasures, originating from medieval times to the modern age.
2:28.0	It is famous for its wide avenues flanked with imposing buildings, the Avenue de Champelises and many others, an impressive
2:36.1	square such as the Place de la Nation, Place de la Concorde or Place de la Bastille.
2:44.7	The look of the city is largely the work of one man, George Eugene Hausman, who reshaped
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