Siege of Paris Timeline of Events

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Siege of Paris

The Siege of Paris, lasting from September 19, 1870 – January 28, 1871, and the consequent capture of the city by Prussian forces led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the German Empire as well as the Paris Commune....

Timeline of Events

1870

9.19.1870

Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.

1871

1.28.1871

Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.

2.17.1871

The victorious Prussian Army parades though Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.