1870 in Germany

Events in the year 1870 in Germany.

Events

• March 10 — The Deutsche Bank is granted a banking license by the Prussian government.
• July 16 — In response to Bismarck's refusal to cede parts of the Rhineland to Emperor Napoloeon III of France,^[1] the near succession of a Hohenzollern to the Spanish throne, and the Ems Telegram,^[2] France declares war on Prussia, beginning the Franco-Prussian War.
• August 4 — Battle of Wissembourg: The first battle of the Franco-Prussian War begins when three Prussian-led German army corps surprise and get the better of the small French garrison of Wissembourg. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the French defenders fiercely resisted and inflicted three times their number in casualties.^[3]
• August 6 — Battle of Spicheren: Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz soundly defeats a French army of 21,000, further driving the French towards the fortress city of Metz.
• December 10 — The Reichstag of the North German Confederation renames the Confederation the "North German Confederation of the German Empire."

Deaths

• May 12: Hermann von Beckerath, Banker, statesman (Born 1801)

References

Bibliography

• Howard, Michael (1991). The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 1870–1871. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-26671-8. 
• Taylor, A.J.P. (1967). Bismarck, The Man and the Statesman. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0394703879. 
• Hooper, George (1887). Campaign of Sedan (PDF). London: Bell. ISBN 9781330953877. 

Citations

Years in Germany (1870–present)
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