Question: where did the franco prussian war take place
Answer: Date 19 July 1870 -- 28 January 1871 ( 6 months , 1 week and 2 days ) Location France and Rhine Province Result German victory Fall of the Second French Empire Formation of the French Third Republic Formation of the German Empire Treaty of Frankfurt German annexation of Alsace - Lorraine Belligerents French Empire North German Confederation Prussia Baden Bavaria Württemberg Hesse - Darmstadt French Republic German Empire Commanders and leaders Napoleon III ( POW ) F.