<p>As a result of the battle of Gravelotte, the French Army of the Rhine is forced to retreat back to the fortress of Metz, where it is besieged by the Prussians. A new French Army, the Army of Chalons is formed to rescue the French of the Rhine but it is not just defeated but destroyed at the Battle of Sedan. The French Emperor Napoleon the Third becomes a prisioner of the Prussians.</p>

As a result of the battle of Gravelotte, the French Army of the Rhine is forced to retreat back to the fortress of Metz, where it is besieged by the Prussians. A new French Army, the Army of Chalons is formed to rescue the French of the Rhine but it is not just defeated but destroyed at the Battle of Sedan. The French Emperor Napoleon the Third becomes a prisioner of the Prussians.

Episode 4,3

A History of the wars of Germen unification.  The Revolution of 1848 and the first Schleswig War, the Second Schleswig War, the Austro - Prussian War, the Franco - Prussian War and the early years of the Germen Empire under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck.

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A History of the wars of Germen unification. The Revolution of 1848 and the first Schleswig War, the Second Schleswig War, the Austro - Prussian War, the Franco - Prussian War and the early years of the Germen Empire under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck.

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