In this war, one man left the losing side's capital by hot air balloon to become war minister at Tours; that man was Leon Gambetta.
In this war, one man left the losing side's capital by hot air balloon to become war minister at Tours; that man was Leon Gambetta. Jules Favre halted negotiations with the victors of this war until the Treaty of Frankfurt was signed. Italy annexed the Papal States during this war without opposition. A misinterpreted conversation between Vincent Benedetti and Wilhelm I on Spanish Succession was used to spark this war. After Napoleon III's capture at this war's Battle of Sedan, the Second French Empire collapsed. For 10 points, the Ems Dispatch sparked what war wherein the North German Confederation and its allies defeated France before becoming the German Empire?
In this war, one man left the losing side's capital by hot air balloon to become war minister at Tours; that man was Leon Gambetta.
Franco-Prussian War [or Franco-German War; or War of 1870] 