Battle of Sedan

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Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle during the Franco-Prussian War. Result: The defeat of the French army destroyed the last effective regular army of France. The monarchy came to an end, the Third Republic was proclaimed, and future fighting was left to armies largely composed of citizens.

Sedan was a fortified town in northern France, located about 120 miles northeast of Paris, close to the border with Belgium. The 150,000-strong Army of Châlons, under the command of General Marie E. P. M. de MacMahon, withdrew in the face of advancing Prussian...

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