The winning side in this conflict used cannons made from Krupp steel, whereas the losers only had bronze cannons.
The winning side in this conflict used cannons made from Krupp steel, whereas the losers only had bronze cannons. Adolphe Thiers toured Europe to find a mediator for this war but failed, and he was also unable to convince his nation's Government of National Defense to negotiate with its opponent. This war's decisive battle occurred during the Siege of Metz and saw MacMahon's forces encircled by the Meuse Army. That battle, Sedan, also resulted in the capture of one side's emperor by Helmuth von Moltke. Sparked by a telegram sent from the German spa town of Bad Ems, this is, for 10 points, which 1870 war that pitted Napoleon III against Otto von Bismarck?
The winning side in this conflict used cannons made from Krupp steel, whereas the losers only had bronze cannons.
{Franco-Prussian} War