In one of this war's battles, the forces of Patrice (*) Mac-Mahon were routed by Helmuth von Moltke at Sedan, a battle in which Napoleon III was captured.
In this war, Marshal Achille-Francois Bazaine lost the battles of Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte and was surrounded at the fortress of Metz. This conflict was provoked in part by reaction to a telegram describing a meeting between Count Benedetti and King William. In one of this war's battles, the forces of Patrice (*) Mac-Mahon were routed by Helmuth von Moltke at Sedan, a battle in which Napoleon III was captured. For 10 points, identify this 1870 to 1871 war between two namesake countries which resulted in the unification of Germany.
In this war, Marshal Achille-Francois Bazaine lost the battles of Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte and was surrounded at the fortress of Metz.
{Franco}-{Prussian} War [or {Franco}-{German} War]