Western Europe · Animated schematic fronts
German unification: Franco-Prussian War
War between France and the German states led by Prussia; the German Empire was proclaimed.
Schematic front line based on standard overview maps of the main phases. Movement between the dated moments is smoothly interpolated and is not a day-by-day reconstruction; the closing edges of the coloured areas are graphic and may include sea or uninvolved land. Behind the line French fortresses (Metz, Strasbourg, Belfort) and francs-tireurs held out for months; Paris is shown as a siege ring.
- Front line
- Attack
- Encirclement (pocket)
- Siege
- Army unit
Grey: future location. Gold: reached. Pulses: active on this date. Click a marker or pick from the list.
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- German states
- France