Ended by the Treaty of Frankfurt, it prompted the cessation of Alsace-Lorraine as well as Wilhelm I's coronation as German Kaiser in the Palace of Versailles.
Engagements in this conflict included the Battle of Gravelotte, in which the losing side was led by Marshal François Bazaine, and a two month siege of Metz. The victorious side was marshaled throughout this conflict by the elder Helmuth von Moltke, who succeeded in capturing Napoleon III at the Battle of Sedan. Ended by the Treaty of Frankfurt, it prompted the cessation of Alsace-Lorraine as well as Wilhelm I's coronation as German Kaiser in the Palace of Versailles. For 10 points, name this 1870 to 1871 conflict, the final war of Otto von Bismarck.
Engagements in this conflict included the Battle of Gravelotte, in which the losing side was led by Marshal François Bazaine, and a two month siege of Metz.
{Franco}-{Prussian} War [or {Franco}-{German} War]