What are of land did France lose to Germany in the franco-prussian war?

Answer 1

Lots of land, people (death) and the lands of Alsace and Lorraine.

Answer 2

The reasons of French defeat were:

1 - No effective strategic plan to fight the war had been set up by the French General Staff.

2 - The strict defensive attitude, the lack of initiative and the incompetence of the French Field-commanders during the battles had disastrous outcomes and led them to be repeatedely defeated also when they had the temporary tactical upper hand.

3 - The inferiority in number and quality of the guns of French artillery, which was constantly outgunned by Prussian's.

4 - The lack of coordination between the various French Armies and Corps that hampered a mutual sustain when it would have been pivotal to face dangerous situation in being on the battlefield.

5 - The French were not able to mobilize a sufficent number of fighter, so they had to fight mainly outnumbered and their logistical organization was significantly lower than the Prussian's.

6 - After the Battle of Sedan, and the Siege of Metz, which showed the elimination of their most efficent fighting units, the French were not able to rebuild a very efficient army, because of lack of drilling of the reserves and the scanty avaiiability of material, supplies and weapons.

7 - Furthermore the French territory occupied by the Germans in November 1870 was in a central position, thus hardly allowing the various French armies operating ouside to unite one another or concentrate in order to exert coordinated actions against the Prussian lines.

Answer 3

Lots of land, people (death) and the lands of Alsace and Lorraine.

Answer 4

France was forced to concede to Germany the provinces of ALSACE AND LORRAINE, which were termed in German as Elsaß-Lothringen.

Answer 5

Alsace and Lorraine.