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ix William I 11 Otto von Bismarck 13 Helmut von Moltke 22 Alexander II 55 Alexander Gorchakov 60 Napoleon III 69 Bismarck cuts the claws “Alsace” and “Lorraine” off a bear representing France 73 Napoleon III and his generals 76 Napoleon III, escorted by Bismarck, on the day after the battle of Sedan 81 Capitulation of Sedan, 2 September 1870 82 Louis Jules Trochu 90 Léon Gambetta 93 Jules Favre 95 Louis Adolphe Thiers 97 Castle Ferrières, scene of Bismarck–Favre negotiations 107 François Achille Bazaine 124 Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki 127 Capitulation of Metz, 27 October 1870 134 Entry of German troops into Orléans, 4 December 1870 148 War Council at Versailles in November/December 1870 161 Illustrations x illustrations Frederick William 163 Les francs-tireurs du Nord after the defeat of the Prussians, 10 January 1871 193 Antoine Eugène Chanzy 202 Signing the Treaty of Frankfurt, 26 February 1871 210 Entry into Potsdamer Platz, 16 June 1871 224 ...

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