Napoleon III and Bismarck at the weaver's cottage in Donchery, 2 September 1870, (1936). 'Napoleon III Und Bismarck Vor Dem Weberhäuschen in Donchery, 2 September 1870'. During the Franco-Prussian War, the Château de Sedan in north-eastern France was surrounded by the Prussian army on 1 September. French emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) surrendered the following day in the neighbouring town of Donchery. Here Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) dictates the terms of surrender to Napoleon III. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]
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