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| Alliance Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| Emms The publication of the Emms telegram rallies southern German states |
| Alliance Louis II | |
| Bavaria Supports Prussia |
| Battle of Beaune la Rolande Frederick Charles | |
| 28th Nov Beaune Defeats General Crouzat |
| Battle of Gravelotte Friedrich Karl | |
| 18th Aug Montaigne Commands the siege at the hamlet of St Privatla Montaigne |
| Battle of Gravelotte Steinmetz, Karl von | |
| 28th July Gravelotte Decisive German victory which the French could have avoided |
| 28th July Gravelotte Loses to the French by sending his 1st Army to be massacred in a ravine |
| 28th July Gravelotte The Germans lose 20,000 to the French 12,000 |
| Battle of Gravelotte Wilhelm I | |
| 18th Aug Gravelotte Commands the Prussian forces which defeat the French under bazaine |
| Battle of Mars la Tour Friedrich Karl | |
| 16th Aug Mars la Tour Bazaine is forced back to Metz |
| Battle of Metz Frederick Charles | |
| Mars la Tour Foils Bazaine's efforts to break out of Metz |
| 1st Sep Noisseville Foils Bazaine's efforts to break out of Metz |
| 10th Sep Metz Begins to besiege Bazaine at Metz |
| 27th Oct Metz Forces Bazaine to surrender |
| Battle of Orleans Frederick Charles | |
| 4th Dec Orleans Defeats General de Paladines' Army of the Loire |
| Battle of Quentin Goeben, August Karl von | |
| Quentin Commands the 2nd Army to victory |
| Battle of Rezonville Friedrich Karl | |
| 16th Aug Rezonville Bazaine is forced back to Metz |
| Battle of Sedan Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 1st Sep Sedan Present in battle as a Major-General, victory leads to the German fall of Paris |
| Battle of Sedan Frederick III | |
| 1st Sep Sedan Participates in the Battle of Sedan |
| Battle of Sedan Moltke | |
| 1st Sep Sedan Arrives with 150,000 , travelling 50 miles in 3 days through the Argonne Forest |
| 1st Sep Sedan Commands a hill top over the Meuse valley looking into Sedan 2 miles away |
| 1st Sep Sedan Deputed by William to accept the surrender of the French |
| 1st Sep Sedan French defeat followed by the fall of Paris |
| Battle of Sedan Wilhelm I | |
| 1st Sep Sedan Commands, with Moltke his right hand man, a victory which leads to the fall of Paris |
| Battle of Vionville Friedrich Karl | |
| 16th Aug Vionville Bazaine is forced back to Metz |
| Battle of Worth Frederick Charles | |
| 5th Aug Worth At Worth the German 3rd Army loses 10,500 killed to the French 11,000 under MacMahon |
| Birth of Sophia Sophia | |
| Berlin Birth of Sophia, 6th child of Emperor Frederick & Victoria |
| Capture of Le Mans Friedrich Karl | |
| Le Mans Captures Le Mans |
| Capture of Metz Friedrich Karl | |
| 27th Oct Metz Made Field Marshal after the capture of Metz |
| Capture of Orleans Friedrich Karl | |
| Orleans Captures Orleans |
| Catholic Department Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Abolishes the Catholic Dept of the Prussian Ministry of Public Worship & Education |
| Chancellor Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Appointed Imperial Chancellor of the 1st Reich |
| Chief of General Staff Moltke | |
| Appointed Chief-of-General-Staff |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff, right hand man of the Commander-in-Chief, the King |
| Chief of Staff Caprivi, Georg Leo von | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the 10th Army Corps |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff to the 10th Army Corps |
| Commander 2nd Army Friedrich Karl | |
| Appointed Commander of the 2nd Army |
| Commander 2nd Army Goeben, August Karl von | |
| Appointed Commander of the 2nd Army |
| Commander 3rd Army Frederick III | |
| Appointed Commander of the 3rd Army, 125,000 strong |
| Composition of Brahms Brahms, Johannes | |
| Composes, "Rhapsody" |
| Composition of Wagner Wagner, Richard | |
| Composes, "Die Walkure" |
| Constitution Wilhelm I | |
| 19th Dec Berlin Refuses the crown offered to him by the new Confeferation of a united Germany |
| Declaration of War Abeken, Heinrich | |
| 13th July Bismarck uses Abeken's telegram to declare war |
| 13th July Ordered by William to telegram Bismarck of the telegram received from Gramont |
| Declaration of War Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 13th July Bismarck uses Abeken's telegram as provocation of war |
| 19th July Germany is supported by England & Russia who see Napoleon III emulating Napoleon I |
| 19th July War is declared against France |
| Diplomacy Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Sets up a school's inspectorate in Prussia |
| 19th Mar Publishes alliances with sth German states, German Armies are under Prussian control |
| 11th July Meets Gorchakov & secures an understanding with Russia |
| Election Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| The Centre Party win 57 seats, their new popularity shocks Bismarck into action |
| Election Windhorst, Ludwig | |
| The Catholic based Centre Party wins 53 seats |
| The Catholic based Centre Party wins 57 seats |
| Field Marshal Friedrich Karl | |
| Metz Appointed Field Marshal after the victory at Metz |
| Mobilization Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 16th Jan Bavaria Bavaria & Baden mobilize under the terms of the 1866 military treaties |
| 14th July The Landwehr is mobilized |
| 31st July Berlin Sets out as a major-general with William to command the armies in the field |
| Mobilization Frederick Charles | |
| 28th July Mobilizes the 2nd Army in the centre |
| Mobilization Moltke | |
| 28th July Mobilizes the German forces, uses the same plan against the Austrians in 1866 |
| Mobilization Steinmetz, Karl von | |
| 28th July Mobilizes the 1st Army in the north |
| Mobilization Wilhelm I | |
| 31st July Berlin Sets out from Berlin to assume command of his armies in the field |
| Peace Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 18th Sep Paris Favre requests an honourable peace from Bismarck who demands Alsace, Metz & Strasbourg |
| Publication of Telegram Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Wilhelm has Abeken telegram Gramont's terms to Bismarck who prints it |
| Reform of Schools Falk, Adalbert | |
| Draws up Legislation for the inspection of Prussian schools |
| Siege of Paris Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 18th Sep Paris Favre requests an honourable peace from Bismarck who demands Alsace, Metz & Strasbourg |
| Siege of Paris Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen | |
| Paris Participates in the siege of Paris |
| Siege of Paris Moltke | |
| 19th Sep Paris Paris is surrounded, Moltke believes it can be starved out in 6 weeks |
| 19th Sep St Germain Moltke & the Crown Prince join forces at St-Germain-en-Laye |
| Siege of Paris Wilhelm I | |
| 1st Sep Paris Commands, with Moltke his right hand man, a victory which leads to the fall of Paris |
| 5th Oct Versailles Moves the Royal HQ from Ferrieres to the Royal Palace until the following Jan |
| Siege of Worth Frederick Charles | |
| 5th Aug Worth At Worth the German 3rd Army loses 10,500 killed to the French 11,000 under MacMahon |
| Succession of Leopold Wilhelm I | |
| 12th July Forces Charles Anthony to reject the Spanish throne on behalf of his son Leopold |
| 13th July Bismarck uses Abeken's telegram to declare war |
| 13th July Gramont wants "assurance that he will never authorize a renewal of the candidacy" |
| Succession of Spain Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Leopold is offered the Spanish throne for a 2nd time, Bismarck recommends acceptence |
| 8th Mar Berlin Issues a memo saying a Hohenzollern is Spain would tie down 2 French Divs |
| 15th Mar Berlin Urges Charles Anthony to accept the Spanish crown |
| 15th Mar Berlin William & the Crown Prince oppose Charles Anthony's Spanish succession |
| 21st June Leopold's acceptance of the offer of the Spanish throne is telegramed to Madrid |
| 21st June Persuades Leopold to accept the Spanish offer of the throne |
| 4th July The offer to Leopold becomes public when the French press expose it to the world |
| 12th July Charle's Anthony's renunciation of the throne is "a humiliation worse than Olmutz" |
| 12th July William compels Charles Anthony to renounce the Spanish throne for his son Leopold |
| Succession of Spain Thile, Hermann von | |
| Replies to Gramont's telegram saying Prussia knew nothing of Leopold's acceptence |
| Succession of Wilhelm I Wilhelm I | |
| 19th Dec Berlin Refuses the crown offered to him by the new Confeferation of a united Germany |
| Unification Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Prussian victory establishes German unity |
| 14th Nov Baden Baden Baden & Hesse join the Confederation of Germany |
| 14th Nov Hesse Baden & Hesse join the Confederation of Germany |
| 23rd Nov Berlin Germany is united under a single Confederation |
| Unification Wilhelm I | |
| 19th Dec Berlin Refuses the crown offered to him by the new Confeferation of a united Germany |
