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The Franco-Prussian War (1870)


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Guns & Cannons


Cannon Wagons


Locomotives


Rolling Stock


Armored Trains


Troop Transport

Hospital Trains


Narrow Gauge



The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871, the conflict was caused primarily by France's determination to reassert its dominant position in continental Europe, which appeared in question following the decisive Prussian victory over Austria in 1866 in the Austro-Prussian War. Railroads were used mainly for troop transport to battle staging areas, but we begin to see in this war other usages including armored trains and railway guns. (Article)