mother's tales of how she cried as a child when she heard of the French capitulation to the Germans at Sedan in 1870, he developed a keen interest in military...

The siege of Strasbourg took place during the Franco-Prussian War, and resulted in the French surrender of the fortress on 28 September 1870. After the...

from Strasbourg and dated 7 October 1744: The king ordered him to negotiate the marriage between his eldest son Louis-Ferdinand de France, Dauphin de France...

Hanau-Lichtenberg hired Daniel Specklin, who had designed the fortifications of Strasbourg, to turn the castle into a fortress to use and protect against a new weapon:...

Uhrich nonetheless received strong criticism in France for the capitulation of Strasbourg. Many people in France viewed him as having behaved too courteously...

of the First Squadron, organised around the battleship Strasbourg. Following the capitulation of France and the rise of Vichy government under Philippe...

(Captain Le Pivain [fr]), the newer Force de Raid battleships Dunkerque (Captain Barois [fr]) and Strasbourg (Captain Louis Collinet [fr]), the seaplane...

transfer money collected from tolls to Strasbourg. Historians know of Illkirch from the Illkirch capitulation document. In 1681, facing the prospect of...

Wayback Machine (in French). Charles de Gaulle foundation official website. "France Excluded from the German Capitulation Signing by the Western Allies" Archived...

and was immediately freed. Despite this capitulation, Bucer continued to fight. On his return to Strasbourg, he stepped up his attacks on Catholic rites...

assault on the powerful fortress of Vieux-Brisach in 1638 and obtained its capitulation on December 17 Turenne had now gained a reputation as one of the foremost...

Nantes: awarded on 11 November 1941 Heroic city which, since the crime of capitulation, has opposed a fierce resistance to any sort of collaboration with the...

Château de la Muette. While awaiting the final capitulation, the 9th Company assaulted the Chamber of Deputies, the Hôtel Majestic and the Place de la Concorde...

two phases of large-scale combat operations. The first phase saw the capitulation of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France during May and June 1940 after...

Saalfeld and Jena in October 1806, where he was wounded. He received the capitulation of Spandau on October 25, served at the Battle of Pultusk on December...

and the French Provisional Government authorised delegates to accept capitulation terms, which led to the Convention of St. Cloud (the surrender of Paris)...

again found himself at risk in April 1555 due to his involvement in the capitulation of French held Siena which had been subject to an Imperial siege. In...

Veneto were built in response to the French battleships Dunkerque and Strasbourg. They were Italy's first modern battleships, and the first 35,000-ton...

2022. Bazaine, François-Achille (1871). Capitulation de Metz : Rapport officiel du maréchal Bazaine [Capitulation of Metz: Official Report of Marshal Bazaine]...

were kept on his side, which was known as Wahlkapitulationen (electoral capitulation). Conrad was elected by the German dukes, and it is not known precisely...

While awaiting the final capitulation, the 9th Company assaulted the Chamber of Deputies, the Hotel Majestic and the Place de la Concorde, suffering just...

military power of De Ruyter's fleet had kept them from surrendering outright to the English. De Ruyter would not tolerate any talk of capitulation and intended...

evacuation of northern Alsace (with defeats at Wissembourg and Wörth), the capitulation of Marshal Bazaine in Metz at the Battle of Gravelotte, the defeat and...

negotiations by the French Navy frigate captain Meyer, the general German capitulation occurred on 7 May and French troops entered La Rochelle on 8 May. The...

have become hopeless and feared destruction of other Dutch cities. The capitulation document was signed on 15 May, but Dutch forces continued fighting in...

as the LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire. TGV services also link the region with major cities in France such as Lyon, Strasbourg, Marseille, and Lille. Regional...

to the Battle of Châlons, at which Tetricus surrendered. Whether this capitulation was the result of a secret agreement between Tetricus and Aurelian or...

as the Treaty of Verger or the Treaty of Le Verger. Also known as the Capitulation of Granada. Also known as the Treaty of Várad. Also known as the Treaties...

suffered and what I am suffering now...I would have preferred death to a capitulation so disastrous, and yet, under the present circumstances, it was the only...

ceasefire of 18 March 1962 spanned a season of shadow boxing, false threats, capitulation and murderous hysteria. French Algeria died badly. Its agony was marked...