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The Battle of Sedan was fought during the Franco-Prussian War from 1 to 2 September 1870. Resulting in the capture of Emperor Napoleon III and over a hundred thousand troops, it effectively decided the war in favour of Prussia and its allies, though fighting continued under a new French government .
The Battle of Sedan or Second Battle of Sedan (12–15 May 1940) [10] [13] [14] took place in World War II during the Battle of France in 1940. It was part of the German Wehrmacht ' s operational plan codenamed Fall Gelb (Case Yellow) for an offensive through the hilly and forested Ardennes, to encircle the Allied armies in Belgium and north-eastern France.
The First Battle of Sedan in 1870 sealed the fate of the Second French Empire and paved the way to the foundation of the German Empire, leading to the subsequent annual celebration of "Sedan Day" in Germany. The Second Battle of Sedan in 1940 achieved a decisive breakthrough by Wehrmacht forces in the Battle of France and ultimately led to the ...
The Battle of Gravelotte, or Gravelotte–St. Privat (18 August), was the largest battle in the Franco-Prussian War. It was fought about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Metz, where on the previous day, having intercepted the French army's retreat to the west at the Battle of Mars-La-Tour, the Prussians were now closing in to complete the destruction ...
Sedantag in Schüttorf in 1895 Sedantag in Berlin in 1914 The exhibited trophies of Sedan Festival (Lübeck). Sedantag (German: [ˈzeːdanˌtaːk] ⓘ, Day of Sedan) was a semi-official memorial holiday in the German Empire celebrated on the second day of September to commemorate the victory in the 1870 Battle of Sedan.
The Battle of La Marfée, also known as the Battle of Sedan, took place on 6 July 1641, during the 1635 to 1659 Franco-Spanish War, ...
Police found the unidentified suspect at about 3:30 p.m. parked in a red sedan and clutching a handgun near the Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation in Byram, about a half-hour east of the Delaware ...
Napoleon III at the Battle of Sedan (by Wilhelm Camphausen) Surrender of Napoleon III after the Battle of Sedan, 1 September 1870. The Battle of Sedan was a total disaster for the French—the army surrendered to the Prussians and Napoleon III himself was made a prisoner of war. [166] MacMahon arrived at Sedan with one hundred thousand soldiers ...