The Second Empire ended with the swift and catastrophic defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. The war was engineered by Bismarck with the idea that Germany would be united.This included the capture by the Prussians of the Napoleon III. Then the proclamation at Versailles of the German Empire, the loss to France of Alsace and Lorraine, and the proclamation of the Third Republic.
Second French Empire.
Second French Empire was created in 1852.
he dident defeat them the 1st time but the second time he brought back a bigger army and defeated them. he captured their king and kept him hostage he later murdered him anyway
Actually, there were two French Empires. The First French Empire of Napoleon I and II (1804-1814 and 1815) The Second French Empire of Napoleon III (1852-1870)
The Franco-Prussian war resulted in the following: 1. The defeat and fall of the French Empire of Napoleon the Third and the advent of the Second French Republic. 2. The proclamation of the German Empire under the king of Prussia; 3. The annexation of Alsace and Lorraine, after the final defeat of the French Republican Army 4. The stipulation of the Treaty of Peace.
Franco-Prussian War
The second French Republic was established after the 1848 revolution (the French had more than one revolution). The nephew of Napoléon Bonaparte (the first emperor) was elected as president, but turned the Republic into a second empire on Dec 2, 1852. He chose that date because that was the anniversary of the battle of Austerlitz.
It was part of a coalition led by Sparta which repelled an invasion by the Persian Empire.
The defeat of the Carthaginian army by the Romans and their allies in front of Carthabe, with Carthage's capitulation.
The rule of Emperor Napoleon III was called the SECOND FRENCH EMPIRE.
During the Battle of Sedan in 1870, French Emperor Napoleon III was taken captive by Prussian forces. This decisive defeat marked a significant turning point in the Franco-Prussian War, leading to the fall of the Second French Empire and the establishment of the German Empire. Napoleon III's capture symbolized the collapse of French military power at that time.