One cause of this conflict was the deposition of Isabella II of Spain, whic
One cause of this conflict was the deposition of Isabella II of Spain, which led to the candidacy of Leopold of Hohenzollern for the Spanish crown. One side was led by Helmuth von Moltke, who quickly won the battles of Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte. After an armistice led to the establishment of the Third Republic, the Paris Commune threatened the negotiation of the Treaty of Frankfurt, which granted the victors Alsace and Lorraine. For 10 points, name this conflict, decided by the Battle of Sedan, in which Bismarck antagonized Napoleon III into war.
One cause of this conflict was the deposition of Isabella II of Spain, which led to the candidacy of Leopold of Hohenzollern for the Spanish crown.
Franco-Prussian War [or Franco-German War]