English reactions to the franco prussian war andrew mcginnis submitted in partial completion of the requirements for commonwealth honors in history bridgewater state university december 17, 2015 dr. Excerpt, a metrical history of the life and times of napoleon bonaparte. The franco prussian war by micheal howard is the book you want about the war. The francoprussian war of 187071 violently changed the co. The german invasion of france, 18701871 is a prizewinning account of the background and conduct of the war that changed europe and set the course for the twentieth century. Fortunately, i have this book in my library back home. With simone simon, john emery, kurt kreuger, alan napier.
Francoprussian war, impressionism, and argenteuil monet. Dec 22, 2008 an essay on the francoprussian war 187071 that i wrote last year appeared in print this fall in a book about war atrocities from the middle ages to the twentieth century. While there, he studied the works of john constable and joseph mallord william turner, both of whose landscapes would serve to inspire monets innovations in the study of color. Sedan 1870 one of the most courageous cavalry charges ever. Siege of paris in the francoprussian war thoughtco. What is the best and most interesting book written on the. Following a lifelong interest in military and naval history, he is the author of a number of books in both fields. Two accounts of the cavalry during the francoprussian war are included here. Karlheinz schroeder has made available on the web the complete roster of the mecklenburg dead from the 18701871 franco prussian war arranged by their military unit to make this resources more accessible for persons who might not know their family members military unit, i have created a pair of index lists one sorted by surname and one by home village as an aid in finding people in. Bazaine to fall back on the left bank of the moselle. Henderson, a british military historian and educator who served during the second angloboer war. The canvas shows a magnificent german cavalry charge of cuirassiers and uhlans against french artillery positions during the franco prussian war of 1870. In 1870 bismarck ordered the prussian army to invade france, inciting one of the most dramatic conflicts in european history. His most current chapter, forsaken, takes place during the francoprussian war.
The campaign of sedan and franco prussian war 18701871 vo. They were later compiled into a single volume and represent nearly a complete record of german casualties from this war. Could someone recommend a book on the 1870 francoprussian. As he writes, airmen shared with the infantry an identical 70 percent chance of injury or death. His books on the francoprussian war include the battle of spicheren. The dead prussian podcast the dead prussian podcast. Filmmaker explores smallpox and the franco prussian war. The francoprussian war was a war between france and prussia. Francogerman war, also called francoprussian war, july 19, 1870may 10, 1871, war in which a coalition of german states led by prussia defeated france. Metz 1870 is one of the latest offerings from gmt games. Emile zolas novel of the french defeat, le debacle, appeared in.
Choose from 186 different sets of franco prussian war flashcards on quizlet. List of books and articles about francoprussian war. The normal channels of communication into and out of paris were interrupted during the fourandahalfmonths of the siege. At the time of his death he was a valued member of the academy of experts executive committee, and still working. Larry broms chassepot and needlegun from are used by the jackson gamers. One prussian corps, reinforced by two more later in the day, encountered the entire french army of the rhine in a meeting engagement and, surprisingly, forced the army of the rhine to. American diplomats and the francoprussian war dominican. Atrocities in the francoprussian war, 187071 an essay on the franco prussian war 187071 that i wrote last year appeared in print this fall in a book about war atrocities from the middle ages to the twentieth century. The losses of the overall battle were roughly equal, with about 16,000 killed and wounded on each side. Two prussian corps encountered the entire french army of the rhine in a meeting engagement, and with the surprise entailed, successfully forced the army. The battle of marslatour also known as the battle of vionville or battle of rezonville was fought on 16 august 1870, during the franco prussian war, near the village of marslatour in northeast france.
The term was revived and used by partisans to name two major french resistance movements set up to fight against the germans during world war ii. Franco prussian war and the second empire public group. As in the civil war, there were some napoleonicstyle battlefield charges by cavalry charges during the francoprussian war. The german invasion of france 18701871, revised edition new york. Nov 05, 2015 thanks to xios, alan haskayne, lachlan lindenmayer, william crabb, derpvic, seth reeves and all my other patrons. With the french gun position reduced and canroberts line left in disorder. These include an acclaimed two volume history of the. German cavalry charged french guns at marslatour though this was actually. Complacent hubris and willful ignorance will always trip the guilty.
After the outbreak of the franco prussian war july 19, 1870, monet took refuge in england in september 1870. A french victory at marslatour would have changed the entire complexion of the franco prussian war. Oct 29, 20 the war contained cavalry engagements of massive proportions with appalling consequences for loss of life. Whatever his inclination may have been, napoleon was not to be permitted to rest. The german invasion of france, 187071 but you may want to start with the franco prussian war 18701871. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The german conquest of france in 18701871 new york. It was an act of desperation, but the death ride did succeed in disrupting. Hostilities on land resumed later in 1807, when a franco spanish force invaded britains ally portugal, beginning the peninsular war. There you will find all the major cavalry actions in detail, especially woerth reichshoffen and marslatour, including the last major cavalry engagement in western european history more than 12. It was spirited away to safety in a secret location during the franco prussian war and world war ii. Can such things as enduring lessons be drawn from previous eras. About us take a tour feature index privacy policy user agreements contact us help. This was my first game covering this particular war, and as such there was some very interesting learning to be done about the period.
Learn franco prussian war with free interactive flashcards. It is a journey, and i have a character who has truly taken on a life of his own to take me on that journey and i am happy, that through my writing, i can share this years long adventure with others. This database contains 248 lists of german army officers and soldiers who either died, were injured, or went missing during the francoprussian war. He is most famous for his magnum opus on war vom kreige in german. Modern historyfrancoprussian war wikibooks, open books. Patrys firsthand and beautifully written chronicle vividly describes the bloodshed and appalling atrocities committed during the french armys advance to retake the paris commune, and powerfully critiques the high commands shortcomings and follies. The battle of marslatour was fought on 16 august 1870 during the francoprussian war near the town of marslatour in northeast france. The war resulted in the unification of the german empire, the diminishment of french influence throughout europe, and the territory of alsacelorraine becoming part of the newly formed german empire. During this battle he commanded the prussian 12th cavalry brigade on one of the last. The war marked the end of french hegemony in continental europe and resulted in the creation of a unified germany. With two excellent studies of the 18701871 franco german war already available, sir michael howards venerable classic franco prussian war. Published on aug 17, 2016 much of central paris was burned during the francoprussian war that saw the death of the commune. He was a prussian officer who fought in the napoleonic wars. Discover librarianselected research resources on francoprussian war from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic.
These lists were published in berlin on a nearly daily basis during the war. Jul 19, 2012 the franco prussian war of 187071 was the first modern war in europe. The war contained cavalry engagements of massive proportions with appalling consequences for loss of life. With the encirclement of the city on 18 september, the last overhead telegraph wires were. Francoprussian war 18701871 prussia versus france the francoprussian war was the third war of expansion that prussia fought against its neighbors in seven years, the two others being the schleswigholstein war against denmark, and the austro prussian war against austria. This book is brought to you for free and open access by the faculty and staff scholarship at dominican. While a smallpox outbreak gutted the french military to the tune of 23,000 lives, the german armies lost fewer than 460 men to the disfiguring and oftenfatal virus. The francoprussian war or francogerman war, often referred to in france as the war of. The franco prussian war of 187071 violently changed the course of european history. He wanted to unite germans by making them fight together against a common enemy. His book is a incisive recounting of the combatants and the operations they undertook over the course of the tenmonthlong conflict. He is best known for his book stonewall jackson and the american civil war also still available and well worth reading. Bismarck did this by irritating the emperor of france, louisnapoleon bonaparte.
Privat 18 august, was the largest battle during the francoprussian war. During the francoprussian war, the cavalry made its best contribution in an operational sense, in the roles of reconnaissance and screening. They make for a medium sized 28mm game with a corps on each side. Its a 2player wargame that focuses on the fighting around the metz forest during the francoprussian war. Aug 25, 2003 the franco prussian war of 187071 violently changed the course of european history. American witnesses of the francoprussian war, criticized both sides for thisphil sheridan, the army of the potomoacs cavalry corps commander was an especially vocal critic.
In occupied france during the francoprussian war, a young french laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. The overwhelming triumph of german military might, evoking general admiration and imitation, introduced an era of power politics, which was to reach. German casualties in the francoprussian war, 18701871. And it even touches on the paris commune for a bit. Did any cavalry in the franco prussian war fight dismounted. To no small extent, the consequences of the franco prussian war produced the greater war of 1914, in which, during 1917, the united states of america was engulfed despite its ardent love for peace. The battle of marslatour also known as the battle of vionville or battle of rezonville was fought on 16 august 1870, during the francoprussian war, near the village of marslatour in northeast france. Including the first manifesto of the international on the franco prussian war, the second manifesto of the international on the franco prussian war, the civil war in france, new york. Philip godfrey mackey was born on 4th august 1941 during world war ii. Despite the end of the fourth coalition, britain remained at war with france. The franco prussian war or franco german war, often referred to in france as the war of 1870, was a conflict between the second french empire and later, the third french republic and the german states of the north german confederation led by the kingdom of prussia.
Alsacelorraine, which had been annexed after the franco prussian war in 1871 by the german empire and returned to france after the first world war, was reannexed by the third reich thus subjecting their male population to german military conscription. Images and profiles of germanys military and political leadership during world war one. It was the longest military conflict fought on european soil since the end of the napoleonic wars. Karlheinz schroeder has made available on the web the complete roster of the mecklenburg dead from the 18701871 francoprussian war arranged by their military unit to make this resources more accessible for persons who might not know their family members military unit, i have created a pair of index lists one sorted by surname and one by home village as an aid in finding people in. The work was left unfinished at the time of his death in 1831 and posthumously edited and published by his wife. By his estimate, some 50,000 aircrew from both sides died in the war, including training and accidents. The departments of nord and pasdecalais were attached to the military administration in belgium and northern france, which was also. From wikibooks, open books for an open world book, for example content from wikipedia or public domain sources, then you must credit the source of such copied text.
Frenchgerman war, often referred to in france as the war of 1870 19 july 1870 10 may 1871, was a conflict between the second french empire and the german states of the north german confederation led by the kingdom of prussia. Includes details on structure of german imperial army, german order of battle, and details on selected great war battles. The francoprussian war or franco german war german. German military administration in occupied france during. A further fifth coalition would be assembled when austria rejoined the conflict in 1809. The german conquest of france in 18701871, by geoffrey wawro, is a book detailing the history of the francoprussian war. However the military objective of the charge had been met with great success. For those who know anything of the history of cavalry at war the conflict of marslatour, covered in depth in the pages of this book, will be significant. He goes into detail about both sides of the war and how many of the big players thought about it. Remarkably, it was a much different story during the franco prussian war in 1870 at least for one of the warring factions it was. Michael howards history of the franco prussian war has long been regarded as a classic of military history, and after reading it its easy to see why. Atrocities in the francoprussian war, 187071 mark r. The francoprussian war july 19, 1870 may 10, 1871 was fought between france and prussia backed by the north german confederation and the southern german states of baden, bavaria and wurttemberg. List of books and articles about francoprussian war online.
With the beginning of the franco prussian war in july 1870, french forces suffered a string of serious reverses at the hands of the prussians. Pdf german suffering in the francogerman war, 187071. Dr stephen badsey is a senior lecturer in the department of war studies at the royal military academy sandhurst. It transformed not only the statessystem of the continent but the whole climate of european moral and political thought. But when a prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test. Alarmed by bismarcks territorial ambitions and the prussian armys crushing defeats of denmark in 1864 and austria in 1866, french emperor napoleon iii vowed to bring prussia to heel. Aug 10, 20 overview for the last two weeks, ive been spending quite a bit of time with hermann luttmanns latest design, duel of eagles, which features an august 1870 battle between the french and prussians during francoprussian war in the vicinity of the town of marslatour, france. Although a relatively unknown campaign, the franco prussian war 187071 ultimately had great repercussions during world war i. Book 1 of 2 in francoprussian war 18701871 volume 1. In each case a plausible pretext for war existed, but the true purpose of the war was to provide an opportunity.
Francoprussian war or francogerman war, 187071, conflict between france and prussia that signaled the rise of german military power and imperialism. Prussian and saxon casualties of the francoprussian war. Of course the french werent the only ones to do suicide rides during the franco prussian war. Maneuver units are infantry battalions of 18 french or 24 german figures, cavalry regiments of 24 figures, and artillery batteries of 3 guns and 6 gunner figures. Several men who were brave to the point of recklessness gave aviation significant boosts. Most sites cite excerpts from michael howards book on the franco prussian war. The book covers in detail every aspect of cavalry life during the francoprussian war. Two accounts of the cavalry during the franco prussian war are included here. Franco prussian war and the second empire has 1,055 members.
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