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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.
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The siege of Paris of 845 was the culmination of a Viking...
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Siege of Paris may refer to: Siege of Paris (845), the Viking siege by Reginherus, possibly Ragnar Lodbrok. Siege of Paris (885–886), the Viking siege by Rollo. Siege of Paris (978), by Otto II of Germany, and Holy Roman Emperor. Siege of Paris (1429), by Charles VII of France and Joan of Arc.
The siege of Paris of 845 was the culmination of a Viking invasion of West Francia. The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named "Reginherus", or Ragnar, who tentatively has been identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok.
Sep 12, 2024 · Siege of Paris, major military engagement of the Franco-German (Prussian) War (1870–71), lasting from September 19, 1870 to January 28, 1871. After the defeat at the Battle of the Sedan, where French emperor Napoleon III surrendered, the new French Third Republic was not ready to accept German peace terms. In order to end the Franco-Prussian ...
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.
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At the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, Ernest Meissonier sketched out an initial idea for a painting that would symbolise the Siege of Paris. He would only take this up much later, finishing the work in 1884. His vision combines reality and allegory.
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During 1870-1871, the France of the Second Empire underwent one of those catastrophes from which nations strangely re-arise to greatness. ‘The siege of Paris began on September 17th, 1870, and from that day communications were cut.’.
