Franco-Prussian War (jul 19, 1870 – may 10, 1871)
Description:
France and Prussia start beating eachother up. Prussia utterly stomps France, though. As Prussia marches into France, it demonstrates the might of the Prussian, soon to be German, army. Prussia's victory allows for Germanic unification to be achieved, leading to the creation of the German empire.
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Date:
jul 19, 1870
may 10, 1871
~ 9 months