Prussian artillery in St Denis/Fort Double Couronne

Apr. 16 Franco-German War: On July 9th, 1870, France declared war to Prussia. The Franco-German war was the start. There were several reasons that had led to the bloody encounter. For one thing France thought the forthcoming unification of the German States a threat to its own position foreign affairs in order to cover difficulties in domestic affairs. And then there was the offer to prince Leopold of Hohenzollern to take over the Spanish throne, which had been vacant after the expulsion of Queen Isabella of Spain (1868). This meant that France, as before by the House of Hapaburg, would again be surrounded, this time by the house of Hohenzollern. Even though Prince Leopold gave up his candidacy to the Spanish throne, France demanded an official Prussian statement to resign for ever from all claims to the Spanish throne. Photo shows. Prussian artillery in St. Denis/ Fort Double Couronne

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