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Capture of Paris

Name: Capture of Paris – France factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

France · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1870Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1870

Felix de WimpffenSeptember 1870

Paris · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Surrenders to the Germans at Sedan who then capture Paris

Names involved

Felix de Wimpffen

Provenance

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