The heavy cost of victories at Magenta and Solferino led this man to hastily conclude the Armistice of Villafranca with Austria.
This man supported a project to develop the millitrause, which was deployed at Gravelotte, and he gained a surprise election victory over Louis- Eugene Cavignac thanks to his inaction. He mediated the end of the Anglo- Persian War and successfully broke up the Quadruple Alliance, and he agreed to provide the Confederacy with an ironclad. The heavy cost of victories at Magenta and Solferino led this man to hastily conclude the Armistice of Villafranca with Austria. His angry response to the Ems dispatch resulted in his downfall. For 10 points, name this French emperor who was defeated and captured at the Battle of Sedan, the only ruler of the Second Empire.
This man supported a project to develop the millitrause, which was deployed at Gravelotte, and he gained a surprise election victory over Louis- Eugene Cavignac thanks to his inaction.
{Napoleon III} [or Charles {Louis-Napoleon} Bonaparte]