This unique museum is completely dedicated to the battle that took place on August 6, 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War and which ended with a French defeat. The battle was between France and Prussia's leadership and the southern German states of Baden, the Kingdom of Bavaria and Württemberg. The war led, among other things, to the start of the Third Republic following the capture and subsequent surrender of Emperor Napoleon III. As for Germany, after the war it was united under Prussia's leadership. Further consequences for France were the loss of Alsace and Moselle, which remained German for 48 long years.
The museum exhibits swords, firearms, uniforms and helmets as well as everything a soldier in the French army in 1870 needed in the art of survival. There are also many beautiful paintings and a total of 1,300 fascinating objects on display, all bearing witness to the tragic past.
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