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Mobilization

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

7Records
1870Date range
5Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1870

Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen16 January 1870

Bavaria · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Bavaria & Baden mobilize under the terms of the 1866 military treaties

Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen14 July 1870

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

The Landwehr is mobilized

Frederick Charles28 July 1870

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Mobilizes the Second Army in the centre

Moltke28 July 1870

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Mobilizes the German forces, uses the same plan against the Austrians in 1866

Karl von Steinmetz28 July 1870

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Mobilizes the First Army in the north

Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen31 July 1870

Berlin · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Sets out as a major-general with William to command the armies in the field

Wilhelm I31 July 1870

Berlin · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Sets out from Berlin to assume command of his armies in the field

Names involved

Frederick CharlesKarl von SteinmetzMoltkeOtto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-SchonhausenWilhelm I

Provenance

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