71.1 Franco-Prussian War 1870-71 - Background

71.1 Franco-Prussian War 1870-71 - Background

Following Prussia's victory at Königgrätz in 1866, the North German Confederation became an instrument for Prussian dominance. All northern German states not directly annexed by Prussia were put in the new Confederation in which Berlin assumed control of their foreign and military affairs, and most of their internal ones as well. A solid block of Prussian territory stretched now between France and Belgium in the west to Russian Lithuania in the east.

Tensions rise between Paris and Berlin, and Napoleon III of France blunders into a war against Germany for which he is not prepared


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Music composed by Brahms Symphony nr 3, parts of the 2nd and 3rd movements

Picture - German troops at Torcy, in September 1870

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64.6 Battles of the Nile 1798 and Marengo 1800

64.6 Battles of the Nile 1798 and Marengo 1800

Napoleon leads the French into Egypt but is defeated at the Battle of the Nile by the British. Afterwards the Russians and Austrians push back against the French in Italy, but then suffer a reverse at...

28 Tammi 202221min

64.5 French Revolutionary Wars - Napoleon's Conquest of Italy

64.5 French Revolutionary Wars - Napoleon's Conquest of Italy

The French invade Belgium in 1794 and the Netherlands in 1795. The coalition against them starts to fall apart as individual members came to terms. Russia, Prussia and Austria are distracted by their ...

21 Tammi 202227min

64.4 French Revolutionary Wars, Battle of Valmy 1792 and the Reign of Terror

64.4 French Revolutionary Wars, Battle of Valmy 1792 and the Reign of Terror

A French military victory at Valmy in 1792 and the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793 focused the growing concern across Europe about the radical new regime in Paris. The true revolutionary nature...

14 Tammi 202220min

64.3 The French Revolution 1789

64.3 The French Revolution 1789

The French king from 1774, Louis XVI, was poorly equipped for the role of national leader at a difficult time. His tragedy was that he had good intentions and a strong sense of responsibility. But he ...

7 Tammi 202227min

64.2 Russo-Turkish War 1788 and the Reforms of Joseph II

64.2 Russo-Turkish War 1788 and the Reforms of Joseph II

The Origins of the French Revolutionary Wars can be dated to 17th August 1787, when in Constantinople the Ottomans arrested the Russian ambassador Count Bulgakov in the Topkapi palace, and declared wa...

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64.1 French Revolutionary Wars - Intro

64.1 French Revolutionary Wars - Intro

In the last years of the 19th century the continent of Europe was turned on its head. France erupted into revolution in the middle of what was already a volatile situation, with various tensions betwe...

24 Joulu 202121min

63.2 Annexation of Crimea and Catherine the Great

63.2 Annexation of Crimea and Catherine the Great

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63.1 Russo-Turkish War 1768-74

63.1 Russo-Turkish War 1768-74

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