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Realtimehistory creates chronological documentaries such Rhineland 45 and 15 Days in Berlin. They are also know as the team behind the youtube hit series The great War. Now they will cover one of the pivotal wars of the 19th century in real time: the Franco-Prussian War.
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1. The World of the Franco-Prussian War – The 19th Century up to 1870 I GLORY & DEFEAT2021-06-30 · 13mWelcome to the first primer episode for Glory & Defeat. In this first primer episode we will take a broad look at the industrial revolution and the emerging new ideologies of the 1
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2. 1848 -The Year of (Failed) Revolutions I GLORY & DEFEAT2021-07-07 · 13mThe year 1848 was pivotal in European history. All across the continent revolutionary movements erupted and demanded a new order. This would be no different in France and in the Ge
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3. In The Shadow of Napoleon - The 2nd French Empire Before 1870 I GLORY & DEFEAT2021-07-12 · 13mAfter Napoleon I had conquered and then lost Europe, France went through multiple revolutions. In 1851, Napoleons nephew and French president Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte took control
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4. The Ems Dispatch - The Outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War I GLORY & Defeat Week 12021-07-13 · 13mFrench and Prussian animosity have been swelling in the background since the German Wars of Unification started in the 1860s. The French Duc de Gramont hopes that a victory over Pr
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5. The German Wars of Unification - Bismarck's Rise I GLORY & DEFEAT2021-07-19 · 13mAfter the failed revolution of 1848, the German states within the German confederation were still moving towards unification. This movement would come from the citizens this time t
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6. Franco-Prussian War - First Fighting and Casualties I GLORY & DEFEAT Week 22021-07-22 · 13mWith the official declaration of war from France, Prussia mobilizes and calls in the defensive alliances with the other German states within the North German Confederation but also
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7. French and German Armies in 1870 - Dreyse and Chassepot Rifle Overview I GLORY & DEFEAT Week 32021-07-29 · 13mWhile the French and different German Armies are gathering we are taking the time this week to take a look at military organization and warfare in 1870. As a special guest we also
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8. Opening Battles of the Franco-Prussian War: Saarbrücken, Wissembourg, Wörth I GLORY & DEFEAT Week 42021-08-05 · 13mEarly August 1870 saw the first series of opening battles of the Franco-Prussian War. The Battle of Saarbrücken was the only battle of the entire war fought on German soil, the fol
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9. Battle of Colombey-Nouilly - Strasbourg Under Siege I GLORY & DEFEAT Week 52021-08-12 · 13mAfter the opening battles of the Franco-Prussian War, the German armies have suffered heavy casualties but were also able to stop French plans in their tracks. Now the French are w
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10. Bloody Victories - The Battles For Metz | GLORY & DEFEAT Week 62021-08-19 · 13mThe French Army of Marshal Bazaine was hoping to reach Verdun or even Paris after the first engagements around Metz. But the French troops were exhausted which allowed the Germans
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11. An Entire French Army Trapped in Metz During the Franco-Prussian War2021-08-26 · 13mThe French Army of the Rhine under Marshal Bazaine is trapped inside Metz - along with civilians and wounded over 250,000 people will need to be fed from the city's dwindling suppl
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12. Battle of Sedan - German Victory and Fall of the French Empire (Franco-Prussian War)2021-09-02 · 13mThe Battle of Sedan was one of the pivotal moments in the 19th century. The French 2nd Empire's defeat at Sedan (and the capture of Emperor Napoleon III) unleashed social tensions
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13. Why France Did Not Surrender After Sedan - Empress Eugénie Flees The Country I Franco-Prussian War2021-09-09 · 13mAfter the French defeat at Sedan, the German states expect peace negotiations. But instead the new French republic declares an early form of "total war" and continues the fight. Me
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14. Paris Fights Back - The French Battle Against German Encirclement I Franco-Prussian War 18702021-09-16 · 13mThe German Armies are on their way to encircle the French capital Paris after their victory in Sedan. The new French government is raising new troops all across the country and in
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15. How the Pope's Army Marched Against Prussia 1870 - Fall of Rome I Franco-Prussian War2021-09-23 · 13mWhile the Franco-Prussian War was raging in France, another armed conflict to the south was reaching its conclusion. The unification of Italy was not yet complete in the eyes of It
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16. This French General Saved Strasbourg From Total Destruction During the Franco-Prussian War 18702021-09-30 · 13mThe symbolic city of Strasbourg had been besieged since the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War. The German siege troops are ready to breach the walls of the city and take it b
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17. Rise of Guerrilla Warfare & Daring Balloon Escapes - The Franco-Prussian War Early October 18702021-10-07 · 13mIn early October 1870, the German states are still confident the Franco-Prussian War is as good as over. But two events might cross their plans: One of the leaders of the new Frenc
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18. The Battle of Orléans 1870 - French Raw Recruits vs. Experienced German Soldiers2021-10-14 · 13mAll across France French Armies have been raised from any available troops. From international volunteers to raw teenaged recruits. How these sub-par soldiers fair against professi
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19. French Guerrilla War & German Retaliation during the Franco-Prussian War 18702021-10-21 · 13mThe French increasing reliance on franc-tireurs, guerrilla style fighters, is causing brutal German retaliation and a spiral of violence in the fall phase of the Franco-Prussian Wa
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20. The Last Imperial Army Surrenders at Metz - Battle of Le Bourget 18702021-10-28 · 13mMuch of the remaining French hope to stem the tide against the German Armies comes from the more than 200.000 professional troops trapped in Metz since August. French Marshal Bazai
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21. The 1st (Failed) Paris Commune Uprising During the Franco-Prussian War 18702021-11-04 · 13mThe Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War 1870 and the downfall of the French Empire after the Battle of Sedan created a volatile social situation in the French capital. An
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22. The Weird And Only Naval Battle of The Franco-Prussian War2021-11-11 · 13mWhile the fighting on land continued during the Franco-Prussian War in November 1870, the bizarre and only naval battle of the war took place off the coast of Cuba when the German
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23. Bismarck Gets Closer To German Unification - A New Spanish King I GLORY & DEFEAT2021-11-18 · 13mWhile the Franco-Prussian War is continuing its messy guerilla phase, the German leaders are negotiating towards a united Germany. Hesse and Baden join the promptly renamed German
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24. The Battles of Amiens and Beaune-La-Rolande 1870 - Bismarck Wants His Kaiser2021-11-25 · 13mAfter a brief break in the fighting, the Franco-Prussian War continues in late November with the Battles of Amiens and Beaune-La-Rolande. Both sides are exhausted and the casualtie
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25. French Breakout Attempt During The Siege of Paris 1870 - Battle of Villiers-Champigny2021-12-02 · 13mThe Siege of Paris has been going on for months in November 1870 and the population is starving. The French Army has previously tried and failed to break out but this week they are
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26. The Frozen Battlefields of France - Battle of Beaugency 18702021-12-09 · 13mOn the frozen battlefields of France, the exhausted German and French armies are still fighting. The Battle of Beaugency sees a desperate struggle in which soldiers on both sides s
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27. German States Vote For Unity - Battle of Nuits-St. Georges 1870 I GLORY & DEFEAT Week 232021-12-16 · 13mWhile the German delegations arrive in Versailles to set in motion the unification of the German states into a German Reich, the people in nearby Paris are starving and their army
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28. How Soldiers and Civilians Celebrated Christmas During the Franco-Prussian War 18702021-12-23 · 13mChristmas 1870 reminded the German and French alike that the Franco-Prussian War was going on for far too long. Soldiers and civilians on both sides tried to make the best of the s
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29. German Artillery Shells Paris Into Submission I GLORY & DEFEAT2021-12-30 · 13mThe new year 1871 is about to bring upon a new German Empire. German leadership, especially Bismarck, is exceedingly frustrated with the dragged out Franco-Prussian War that the Ge
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