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How Prussia Ended The French Empire: Franco-Prussian War | Animated History

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Sources:
1: Wawro, G. (2010). The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Pr.
2: Badsey, S. (2014). The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
3: Kovacs, Arpad F. "French Military Institutions before the Franco-Prussian War." The American Historical Review 51, no. 2 (1946): 217-35.
4: Howard, M. (1961). The Franco-Prussian War; the German invasion of France, 1870-1871. New York, NY: Macmillan.

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20 Comments

@TheArmchairHistorian Creator 5 years ago (edited) Pinned

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Small correction to the narration at 26:26. When referring to the Paris Commune, we refer to them as communist revolutionaries. But as a few of you helpfully pointed out, this is an oversimplification. The commune was actually made up of a number of different radical groups who were collectively called the Communards, as well as some National Guardsmen who refused to stand down and joined the commune. The communards consisted of radical republicans, socialists, and anarchists. The main figures of the movement had no links to traditional Marxism.

Another small correction is that Belgium's territory should not include Eupen-Malmedy as shown in our continental map of Europe.

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@acrispywaffleiron4014 5 years ago

Some European country: *Gains power
The rest of Europe: Time for the durability test

@antitroller101 5 years ago

"We are in a chamber pot, about to be @$#% on"

I would give a medal to that man's brilliant choice of words

@communismwithgiggles2515 5 years ago

Napoleon III: "Just let me die already!"
The Prussians: "Wouldn't it be funny if we left that one guy alone?"

@Skymaster.47 5 years ago

Fun Fact: During the Battle of Sedan, a young Japanese army officer witnessed the brilliant victory of Moltke as a military observer. He would go on to command the Japanese army gaining victory over the Russians at Liaoning and Mukden in the Russo-Japanese War. His name was Marshal Oyama Iwao.

@jhibbert6627 5 years ago

French army: We need Napoleon
France: we have Napoleon at home
Napoleon at home:

@lalallama171 5 years ago

France: we have an awesome empire. We can conquer anyone.
Germany: deutsche Qualität

@theresgottabeagermanwordfo903 5 years ago (edited)

Imagine having a better Map of France than The French

@whateverthisis389 4 years ago

It’s a bit poetic that the German Empire started and ended in Versailles.

@clivestegosaurus4136 5 years ago

Crazy that veterans of this war were still alive when Hitler marched through Paris in 1940.

@Fordo007 5 years ago

So Napoleon III was the real life 'Why are we still here? Just to suffer?' meme.

@CapyMartinBara 5 years ago

I just imagen a poor french general standing in a wide open area screaming "SMITE ME FOR THE LOVE OF GOD" only for everything else around him to explode missing him entirely

@BoldOne8760 5 years ago

Proclaiming the new German Empire inside the Palace of a King you just beat in a war is probably that Chadest thing that has ever been done.

@danioking5369 5 years ago

“This will be a long war, with many battles being won by the french”

“What do you mean they’re sieging Paris”

@darthplagueis13 5 years ago

"So... We were originally supposed to harass the rear guard, but we then kind of ran into their entire army because they were so gosh-darn slow on the retreat, so we just took out their artillery...."

@murkywateradminssions5219 5 years ago

"Is this an order"
-some french soldier on sedan

@tylergregersen9546 5 years ago

Fun fact, Otto von Bismarck's son was a participant in the death charge. He was reported dead, but that was a mistake. Bismarck actually travelled close to the front to see him

@KamVikYT 5 years ago

Napoleon III: please hit me
His horse: dude WTF

@thegoldencaulk2742 5 years ago

Prussian war planners: We know how many loaves of bread the French have in reserve

Nazi war planners: he have no idea how many soldiers the Soviets have in reserve