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Franco-Prussian War

1870–1871 Western Europe Status: ended Casualties: ~184,000

Prussia's swift victory over France created the German Empire (proclaimed at Versailles). France lost Alsace-Lorraine. The Paris Commune rose and fell in the aftermath. Set the stage for WWI.

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Belligerents

  • North German Confederation / Prussia
  • France

Casualties

~184,000

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.