Real Time History
Season 2021: Season 1
Episode 4: The Ems Dispatch - The Outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War I GLORY & Defeat Week 1
Jul 13, 2021
French and Prussian animosity have been swelling in the background since the German Wars of Unification started in the 1860s. The French Duc de Gramont hopes that a victory over Prussia could restore French prestige while Prussian Chancellor Bismarck needs a reason to fulfill his dream of German unification from above. When the crisis about the Spanish throne escalates with the Ems Dispatch, the die is cast and the Franco-Prussian War begins.
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Documentary
Status
Returning Series
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Germany
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English
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