Franco-Prussian War
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...attempt of Napoleon III and MacMahon to rescue Bazaine led to disaster at Sedan. The emperor and 100,000 of his men were captured...held out until Jan. 28, 1871, suffering several months of famine. Though Bismarck and Adolphe Thiers signed an armistice on...