Franco-Prussian War — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Pierre Georges Jeanniot s La ligne de feu (1886), depicting the Battle of Mars La Tour partof=the wars of German unification conflict=Franco Prussian War date=19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871 place=France and Prussia… … Wikipedia
Franco-Prussian War — (1870–1871) The final and most significant of the wars of German unification, the Franco Prussian War lasted from July 19, 1870, to May 10, 1871. It pitted France against Prussia and its allies, which included the states of the North German… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Causes of the Franco-Prussian War — The causes of the Franco Prussian War are deeply rooted in the events surrounding balance of power after the Napoleonic Wars. France and Prussia had been combatants against each other, with France on the losing side and Napoleon I exiled to Elba … Wikipedia
War of the Fifth Coalition — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=War of the Fifth Coalition partof=the Napoleonic Wars caption=Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram. The bloody two day battle led to over 40,000 Austrian casualties and broke the will of Austria s most able… … Wikipedia
War children — This article is about children with a foreign military parent. For children used as soldiers, see Military use of children. For the mass evacuation of children from Finland during the Continuation War, see Finnish war children. For children of… … Wikipedia
War artist — For information about the genre, see War art. A war artist depicts some aspect of war through art; this might be a pictorial record or it might commemorate how war shapes lives. [1] War artists have explored a visual and sensory dimension of war… … Wikipedia
Franco-Russian Alliance — Pont Alexandre III in Paris and the Trinity Bridge in St Petersburg remain two symbols of the Franco Russian Alliance. The Franco Russian Alliance was a military alliance betwee … Wikipedia
war — war1 /wawr/, n., v., warred, warring, adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military… … Universalium
War of the Austrian Succession — The Battle of Fontenoy by Édouard Detaille. Oil on canvas … Wikipedia
Austro-Prussian War — (Seven Weeks War) Part of the wars of German unification Battle of Königgrätz … Wikipedia
