Siege of Paris

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The Siege of Paris was a pivotal 1870–1871 military blockade by Prussian-led forces that led to the French capital’s surrender and effectively decided the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War.

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Label Occurrences
Siege of Paris (1870–1871) 6
Siege of Paris canonical 5
Siege of Paris campaign 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Franco-Prussian War
military campaign
siege
belligerent French Third Republic
German states allied with Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

North German Confederation
blockadedBy German armies
Prussian-led forces
cause French defeats at Sedan and Metz
advance of Prussian forces after victories in 1870
combatantStrength large French garrison and National Guard
large German besieging force
commander General Louis Jules Trochu
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
King William I of Prussia
Léon Gambetta
conflict Franco-Prussian War
country France
date 1870–1871
defendedBy French Army of the Loire
Garde Nationale
Paris garrison
effect Treaty of Frankfurt (1871)
linked to: Treaty of Frankfurt

armistice between France and Prussia
bombardment of Paris
cession of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany
collapse of French resistance
end of major operations in the Franco-Prussian War
heavy civilian hardship in Paris
proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles
severe food shortages in Paris
endDate 1871-01-28
followedBy Paris Commune
Treaty of Frankfurt
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalRegion Île-de-France
location Paris
notableConsequence humiliation of France
rise of revanchism in France
shift in European balance of power toward Germany
partOf unification of Germany
precededBy Battle of Sedan
result Prussian victory
decisive German success
surrender of Paris
significantEvent German artillery bombardment of the city
introduction of carrier pigeons for communication
use of observation balloons to communicate from Paris
startDate 1870-09-19

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Franco-Prussian War majorBattle Siege of Paris
La Débâcle setInPeriod Siege of Paris
Paris Commune emergedAfter Siege of Paris
Battle of Sedan (1870) followedBy Siege of Paris (1870–1871)
linked to: Siege of Paris
Joseph Joffre participatedIn Siege of Paris (1870–1871)
linked to: Siege of Paris
Siege of Metz followedBy Siege of Paris (1870–1871)
linked to: Siege of Paris
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder notableBattle Siege of Paris (1870–1871)
linked to: Siege of Paris
Fall of the Second French Empire significantEvent siege of Paris (1870–1871)
linked to: Siege of Paris
La Défense de Paris commemorates Siege of Paris (1870–1871)
subject linked to: La Défense de Paris statue
linked to: Siege of Paris
Battle of Amiens (1870) partOf Siege of Paris campaign
subject linked to: Battle of Amiens 1870
linked to: Siege of Paris
Suppression of the Paris Commune precededBy Siege of Paris (1870–1871)
linked to: Siege of Paris