This is my first timeline, I don’t really know how to start this, but I’m just gonna post it. It is a work in progress, but I just wanted to see how you guys like my first timeline.
July 16, 1870- Second French Empire declares war on the North German Confederation, after protests against German expansion.
July 19, 1870- South German States of Baden, Wurttemberg, Hesse-Darmstadt, and Bavaria announce alliance with the North German Confederation
July 23, 1870- As Emperor Napoleon leaves to personally command his armies, he leaves Empress Eugénie as regent of France.
July 24, 1870- First United States rail service begins, however the Trans-Continental railway wouldn’t be completed until August 15th of the same year.
July 30, 1870- Republic of Klipdrift is proclaimed in South Africa after a diamond rush in the region, however Boer Republics contest the control of Klipdrift. Tensions between the British and the Boers increase.
August 2, 1870- Battle of Saarbrucken ends in French victory. This is the only French military success in the war, marking a string of terrible military failures for the French Empire.
August 4, 1870-Battle of Wittenberg results in decisive German victory, and German forces under Moltke cross the Rhine.
August 6, 1870-German forces under Friedrich Wilhelm rout French forces at Wörth, pushing deeper into France.
August 14,1870-Battle of Colombey ends inconclusively, Prussian armies take more casualties but French fall back.
August 15,1870- Germans forces lay siege to fort of Strasbourg.
August 16, 1870- Prussian forces defeat French army at Mars-la-Tour, forcing a retreat to the fortress of Metz.
August 18, 1870- Battle of Gravelotte ends in German victory.
August 19, 1870- Prussian forces lead by Prince Friedrich Karl encircle large amounts of French soldiers at the fort of Metz, beginning siege machinations the next day.
August 30, 1870- Battle of Beaumont results in German victory, with French taking twice as many losses than the Germans.
September 1, 1870-Battle of Noisseville concludes in a decisive Prussian victory.
September 2, 1870- Bavarians launch offensive towards Sedan, resulting in the Battle of Bazeilles with a German victory, paving the way for German advance towards Sedan.
September 2(b) 1870- (POD) Battle of Sedan, with the French armies lead personally by Emperor Napoleon, while German forces by Helmuth von Moltke. Tired from forced marching after the battle of Beaumont, French forces were pinned in a pincer movement as Prussian forces moved to cut off Napoleon’s line of retreat. Listening to his advisors, Napoleon leaves, placing the army in command of Patrice De Mac-Mahon. German forces completely rout French armies, resulting in over 120,000 deaths for the French, and only 10,000 for the Germans. The Race to Paris is on.
September 10, 1870- All overseas French armies are pulled to fight against the Prussians.
September 19, 1870- German drive puts Paris to siege, many French desert, seeing the end near..
September 20, 1870- Italian forces occupy Rome, and annex the Papal States.
September 28, 1870- Strasbourg falls to German siege, freeing up many Germans while French lose 23,000 men.
October 7,1870- Battle of Bellevue ends in decisive German victory, crippling any chance of breaking the siege of Metz. This, along with devastating losses at Sedan, destroy French forces morale in Metz.
October 7(b), 1870- Emperor Napoleon flees Paris via balloon.
October 27, 1870- Metz falls to Prussians, causing devastating losses. French morale plummets.
November 27, 1870- Battle of Amiens results in Prussian victory.
December 2, 1870- Battle of Loigny-Poupry ends in German victory.
December 4, 1870- Orleans falls to German advance, marking a campaign into France’s interior, and crippling chances of regaining Paris.
December 10, 1870- Beaugency falls to Germany, allowing Germans to breach Loire River and threaten Tours, and force French forces away from Paris.
January 1, 1871- After Versailles come under control of Prussian forces, noblemen from all of the North German Confederation, Hesse-Darmstadt, Baden, Württemberg, and Bavaria meet in the hall of mirrors to proclaim the German Empire, with Friedrich Wilhelm being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, and Otto Von Bismarck chancellor of the new state.
January 2, 1871- King Amadeus the I of Spain is inaugurated.
January 3, 1871- Battle of Bapaume cripples French forces south of the Somme, giving Germans strategic advantage in the area.
January 28, 1871- Paris falls, and the collapse of French military capabilities descends upon Napoleon. Seeing no other options, Napoleon is forced to concede defeat.
March 18, 1871- Soldiers of the Communard National Guard shoot two French army generals, sparking revolution in Paris. Shortly after, the Paris Commune is proclaimed, seizing most of Paris.
April 1, 1871- The Paris Commune and National Guard meet and discuss organization, and agree to launch an offensive within five days.
April 2, 1871- National Guard launches offensive towards Versailles, which had been retaken after Germany began withdrawal once peace talks commenced. Despite vast numerical supremacy, many soldiers refuse to shoot, giving national guard victory, and drive towards Versailles.
April 3, 1871- Due to French mutinies, the national guard managed to arm themselves with cavalry and artillery support, allowing for a swift drive to Versailles.
April 4, 1871- The Storming of Versailles, with Communard forces seizing the palace, while riots break out across France.
April 6, 1871- Imperial counter offensive to Neuilly fails after National Guard forces, Under Dabrowski, hold defenses.
April 7, 1871- Parisian forces smash back, driving Imperial forces to the outskirts of Paris.
April 11, 1871- Parisian call for a general strike is executed, collapsing French war effort.
April 12, 1871- Clashes against strikers drives Imperial forces from Paris, opening a southern front in Paris.
April 18, 1871- Parisian forces launch full scale offensive towards Orleans, threatening France’s control of the region.
April 22, 1871- Battle of Orleans results in resounding Parisian victory after civilians defect, forcing Imperial withdrawal from the city.
April 28, 1871- Bordeaux falls to a massive revolution, with the Bordeaux Commune being proclaimed.
May 10, 1871- France is forced to sign the treaty of Frankfurt, entailing France must cede Alsace-Lorraine to the Germans, which integrate it as the Kingdom of Alsace-Lorraine, a constituent member of the German Empire. France was also forced to pay 5 billion Francs, due within five years, POWs were returned, France had to recognize the German Empire. To make sure France would pay its debts owed to Germany, an occupation zone of Northern France was made, in which German troops would withdrawal from once the debt was paid.
May 13, 1871- Emperor Napoléon is shot in his motorcade by a Communard assassin , angry at the terms of Frankfurt.
May 15,1871-Regent Empress Eúgenie abdicates, and flees to Britain.
May 16, 1871- German forces move in to occupy stated areas of the Treaty of Frankfurt.
May 16, 1871(b)- French Third Republic is proclaimed, Adolph’s Thiers is elected by a privy council, however French military uses Paris rebellion as an excuse to maintain authority.
May 17, 1871- Paris Commune launches offensive against Bourges, seizing swathes of land and striking the French railway.
May 19, 1871- Battle of Bourges ends in decisive French victory, after overextended Parisians are forced to withdrawal.
May 21, 1871- Bordeaux rips in flames as French military fights street by street.
May 26, 1871- French military groups up an army of 250,000 men to assault Paris Commune.
May 27, 1871- “La semaine sanglante” (the bloody week), the French army launches a full scale offensive against the Parisians, battle of Orleans is fought hard.
May 28, 1871- Parisians are forces to withdraw from Orleans under threat of encirclement.
May 30, 1871- French forces fight to retake Versailles, the building catches fire as bayonets shatter the Hall of Mirrors, which runs red with blood. A second assault at Neuilly is commenced.
June 1, 1871- Versailles falls to French advance. Parisian streets are torn and blown as a spearhead to Notre Dame fails.
June 3, 1871-French forces take astonishing casualties as a Communard counterattack sliced 10,000 men from a key road, and hundreds die of dysentery and cholera.
June 5, 1871- French forces launch more brutal offensives at Neuilly, however are repulsed. Paris is caught on fire as the Commune falls back to more defensible positions.
June 6, 1871- French army’s last ditch attempt to break Parisian army fails at
Saint Denis when the Parisian counterattack catches French artillery off guard. By the end of the bloody week, the French took 83,000 casualties to the Parisian 43,000. With both sides broken, the French army backs down.
June 7, 1871- A ceasefire is called between France and Paris as German forces force the French to evacuate. The Germans place Paris under siege however with new supplies, the Germans only half heartedly assault the city.
June 9, 1871-Bordeaux Commune negotiates ceasefire with the French. The French begin redeveloping, and reorganizing.
June 12, 1871- In the hopes of crushing the General strike, the French army occupies Brest. The outrage sparks revolution within France.
June 13, 1871- Hurricane kills 300 in Labrador.
June 16, 1871- German forces in France report heavy casualties garrisoning the occupied lands due to Communard insurrections.
June 17, 1871- Vichy vineyard revolt as poor vineyard owners take arms. The city folk of Vichy would support the revolt.
June 19, 1871- Vichy is completely overrun by the communists, and the French government assembles its armies.
June 22, 1871-Streets of Vichy run red, once the French offensive into the city bogs down into brutal street warfare.
June 23, 1871- In support of Vichy, the Bordeaux commune declares war on France, launching an offensive against the French coast.
June 24, 1871-Arcachon falls to the Bordeaux offensive, cutting off reinforcements north of the city.
June 26, 1871- Poitiers stages revolution against high tax rates from the French government. The city’s fall escalates prices of food, due to the strategic area of the mouth of the river being assaulted, forcing trade to move more inland.
June 27, 1871- Limoges faces large riots due to inflated prices of housing, the French government sends in military police to deal with the problem, however the French forces are swamped and overwhelmed, defections become a common occurrence.
July 2, 1871-Vichy successfully holds against the French offensive. French forces move to Bordeaux, which has driven into Gascon country, and occupies much forest land.
July 3, 1871- Rebellion in Toulouse in support of the regional communards, this revolt is able to be put down, but the presence of Bordeaux allows many to flee to the Bordeaux, bolstering the Commune’s numbers.
July 4, 1871- 95th anniversary of American Independence, large celebrations throughout the country.
July 5, 1871- Trials against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) and big tree begins.
July 7, 1871- Bordeaux successfully curbs French offensive, pushing in a counterattack deep into southern France.
July 10, 1871- The Paris Commune launches a counteroffensive against the Germans, announcing that the commune has no borders. The Germans which hadn’t given much effort, fall back as the Paris Commune breaks the ceasefire with France, launching a full scale offensive against the state; The Fourth French Revolution begins.
July 11, 1871- Reims revolts against German occupation.
July 14, 1871- Paris Commune retakes Orleans before the French are able to respond.
July 15, 1871- National Guard retakes Versailles and moves armies southward.
July 16, 1871- Reims marges with the national Guard, placing the city under the direct rule of the National Guard.
July 20, 1871- Massive Revolution across German-occupied southern France, Dijon, Metz, Nancy and Lyon revolt.
July 28, 1871-Eastern French revolutionaries link their fronts, and unify into the Burgundian Commune.
July 16, 1870- Second French Empire declares war on the North German Confederation, after protests against German expansion.
July 19, 1870- South German States of Baden, Wurttemberg, Hesse-Darmstadt, and Bavaria announce alliance with the North German Confederation
July 23, 1870- As Emperor Napoleon leaves to personally command his armies, he leaves Empress Eugénie as regent of France.
July 24, 1870- First United States rail service begins, however the Trans-Continental railway wouldn’t be completed until August 15th of the same year.
July 30, 1870- Republic of Klipdrift is proclaimed in South Africa after a diamond rush in the region, however Boer Republics contest the control of Klipdrift. Tensions between the British and the Boers increase.
August 2, 1870- Battle of Saarbrucken ends in French victory. This is the only French military success in the war, marking a string of terrible military failures for the French Empire.
August 4, 1870-Battle of Wittenberg results in decisive German victory, and German forces under Moltke cross the Rhine.
August 6, 1870-German forces under Friedrich Wilhelm rout French forces at Wörth, pushing deeper into France.
August 14,1870-Battle of Colombey ends inconclusively, Prussian armies take more casualties but French fall back.
August 15,1870- Germans forces lay siege to fort of Strasbourg.
August 16, 1870- Prussian forces defeat French army at Mars-la-Tour, forcing a retreat to the fortress of Metz.
August 18, 1870- Battle of Gravelotte ends in German victory.
August 19, 1870- Prussian forces lead by Prince Friedrich Karl encircle large amounts of French soldiers at the fort of Metz, beginning siege machinations the next day.
August 30, 1870- Battle of Beaumont results in German victory, with French taking twice as many losses than the Germans.
September 1, 1870-Battle of Noisseville concludes in a decisive Prussian victory.
September 2, 1870- Bavarians launch offensive towards Sedan, resulting in the Battle of Bazeilles with a German victory, paving the way for German advance towards Sedan.
September 2(b) 1870- (POD) Battle of Sedan, with the French armies lead personally by Emperor Napoleon, while German forces by Helmuth von Moltke. Tired from forced marching after the battle of Beaumont, French forces were pinned in a pincer movement as Prussian forces moved to cut off Napoleon’s line of retreat. Listening to his advisors, Napoleon leaves, placing the army in command of Patrice De Mac-Mahon. German forces completely rout French armies, resulting in over 120,000 deaths for the French, and only 10,000 for the Germans. The Race to Paris is on.
September 10, 1870- All overseas French armies are pulled to fight against the Prussians.
September 19, 1870- German drive puts Paris to siege, many French desert, seeing the end near..
September 20, 1870- Italian forces occupy Rome, and annex the Papal States.
September 28, 1870- Strasbourg falls to German siege, freeing up many Germans while French lose 23,000 men.
October 7,1870- Battle of Bellevue ends in decisive German victory, crippling any chance of breaking the siege of Metz. This, along with devastating losses at Sedan, destroy French forces morale in Metz.
October 7(b), 1870- Emperor Napoleon flees Paris via balloon.
October 27, 1870- Metz falls to Prussians, causing devastating losses. French morale plummets.
November 27, 1870- Battle of Amiens results in Prussian victory.
December 2, 1870- Battle of Loigny-Poupry ends in German victory.
December 4, 1870- Orleans falls to German advance, marking a campaign into France’s interior, and crippling chances of regaining Paris.
December 10, 1870- Beaugency falls to Germany, allowing Germans to breach Loire River and threaten Tours, and force French forces away from Paris.
January 1, 1871- After Versailles come under control of Prussian forces, noblemen from all of the North German Confederation, Hesse-Darmstadt, Baden, Württemberg, and Bavaria meet in the hall of mirrors to proclaim the German Empire, with Friedrich Wilhelm being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, and Otto Von Bismarck chancellor of the new state.
January 2, 1871- King Amadeus the I of Spain is inaugurated.
January 3, 1871- Battle of Bapaume cripples French forces south of the Somme, giving Germans strategic advantage in the area.
January 28, 1871- Paris falls, and the collapse of French military capabilities descends upon Napoleon. Seeing no other options, Napoleon is forced to concede defeat.
March 18, 1871- Soldiers of the Communard National Guard shoot two French army generals, sparking revolution in Paris. Shortly after, the Paris Commune is proclaimed, seizing most of Paris.
April 1, 1871- The Paris Commune and National Guard meet and discuss organization, and agree to launch an offensive within five days.
April 2, 1871- National Guard launches offensive towards Versailles, which had been retaken after Germany began withdrawal once peace talks commenced. Despite vast numerical supremacy, many soldiers refuse to shoot, giving national guard victory, and drive towards Versailles.
April 3, 1871- Due to French mutinies, the national guard managed to arm themselves with cavalry and artillery support, allowing for a swift drive to Versailles.
April 4, 1871- The Storming of Versailles, with Communard forces seizing the palace, while riots break out across France.
April 6, 1871- Imperial counter offensive to Neuilly fails after National Guard forces, Under Dabrowski, hold defenses.
April 7, 1871- Parisian forces smash back, driving Imperial forces to the outskirts of Paris.
April 11, 1871- Parisian call for a general strike is executed, collapsing French war effort.
April 12, 1871- Clashes against strikers drives Imperial forces from Paris, opening a southern front in Paris.
April 18, 1871- Parisian forces launch full scale offensive towards Orleans, threatening France’s control of the region.
April 22, 1871- Battle of Orleans results in resounding Parisian victory after civilians defect, forcing Imperial withdrawal from the city.
April 28, 1871- Bordeaux falls to a massive revolution, with the Bordeaux Commune being proclaimed.
May 10, 1871- France is forced to sign the treaty of Frankfurt, entailing France must cede Alsace-Lorraine to the Germans, which integrate it as the Kingdom of Alsace-Lorraine, a constituent member of the German Empire. France was also forced to pay 5 billion Francs, due within five years, POWs were returned, France had to recognize the German Empire. To make sure France would pay its debts owed to Germany, an occupation zone of Northern France was made, in which German troops would withdrawal from once the debt was paid.
May 13, 1871- Emperor Napoléon is shot in his motorcade by a Communard assassin , angry at the terms of Frankfurt.
May 15,1871-Regent Empress Eúgenie abdicates, and flees to Britain.
May 16, 1871- German forces move in to occupy stated areas of the Treaty of Frankfurt.
May 16, 1871(b)- French Third Republic is proclaimed, Adolph’s Thiers is elected by a privy council, however French military uses Paris rebellion as an excuse to maintain authority.
May 17, 1871- Paris Commune launches offensive against Bourges, seizing swathes of land and striking the French railway.
May 19, 1871- Battle of Bourges ends in decisive French victory, after overextended Parisians are forced to withdrawal.
May 21, 1871- Bordeaux rips in flames as French military fights street by street.
May 26, 1871- French military groups up an army of 250,000 men to assault Paris Commune.
May 27, 1871- “La semaine sanglante” (the bloody week), the French army launches a full scale offensive against the Parisians, battle of Orleans is fought hard.
May 28, 1871- Parisians are forces to withdraw from Orleans under threat of encirclement.
May 30, 1871- French forces fight to retake Versailles, the building catches fire as bayonets shatter the Hall of Mirrors, which runs red with blood. A second assault at Neuilly is commenced.
June 1, 1871- Versailles falls to French advance. Parisian streets are torn and blown as a spearhead to Notre Dame fails.
June 3, 1871-French forces take astonishing casualties as a Communard counterattack sliced 10,000 men from a key road, and hundreds die of dysentery and cholera.
June 5, 1871- French forces launch more brutal offensives at Neuilly, however are repulsed. Paris is caught on fire as the Commune falls back to more defensible positions.
June 6, 1871- French army’s last ditch attempt to break Parisian army fails at
Saint Denis when the Parisian counterattack catches French artillery off guard. By the end of the bloody week, the French took 83,000 casualties to the Parisian 43,000. With both sides broken, the French army backs down.
June 7, 1871- A ceasefire is called between France and Paris as German forces force the French to evacuate. The Germans place Paris under siege however with new supplies, the Germans only half heartedly assault the city.
June 9, 1871-Bordeaux Commune negotiates ceasefire with the French. The French begin redeveloping, and reorganizing.
June 12, 1871- In the hopes of crushing the General strike, the French army occupies Brest. The outrage sparks revolution within France.
June 13, 1871- Hurricane kills 300 in Labrador.
June 16, 1871- German forces in France report heavy casualties garrisoning the occupied lands due to Communard insurrections.
June 17, 1871- Vichy vineyard revolt as poor vineyard owners take arms. The city folk of Vichy would support the revolt.
June 19, 1871- Vichy is completely overrun by the communists, and the French government assembles its armies.
June 22, 1871-Streets of Vichy run red, once the French offensive into the city bogs down into brutal street warfare.
June 23, 1871- In support of Vichy, the Bordeaux commune declares war on France, launching an offensive against the French coast.
June 24, 1871-Arcachon falls to the Bordeaux offensive, cutting off reinforcements north of the city.
June 26, 1871- Poitiers stages revolution against high tax rates from the French government. The city’s fall escalates prices of food, due to the strategic area of the mouth of the river being assaulted, forcing trade to move more inland.
June 27, 1871- Limoges faces large riots due to inflated prices of housing, the French government sends in military police to deal with the problem, however the French forces are swamped and overwhelmed, defections become a common occurrence.
July 2, 1871-Vichy successfully holds against the French offensive. French forces move to Bordeaux, which has driven into Gascon country, and occupies much forest land.
July 3, 1871- Rebellion in Toulouse in support of the regional communards, this revolt is able to be put down, but the presence of Bordeaux allows many to flee to the Bordeaux, bolstering the Commune’s numbers.
July 4, 1871- 95th anniversary of American Independence, large celebrations throughout the country.
July 5, 1871- Trials against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) and big tree begins.
July 7, 1871- Bordeaux successfully curbs French offensive, pushing in a counterattack deep into southern France.
July 10, 1871- The Paris Commune launches a counteroffensive against the Germans, announcing that the commune has no borders. The Germans which hadn’t given much effort, fall back as the Paris Commune breaks the ceasefire with France, launching a full scale offensive against the state; The Fourth French Revolution begins.
July 11, 1871- Reims revolts against German occupation.
July 14, 1871- Paris Commune retakes Orleans before the French are able to respond.
July 15, 1871- National Guard retakes Versailles and moves armies southward.
July 16, 1871- Reims marges with the national Guard, placing the city under the direct rule of the National Guard.
July 20, 1871- Massive Revolution across German-occupied southern France, Dijon, Metz, Nancy and Lyon revolt.
July 28, 1871-Eastern French revolutionaries link their fronts, and unify into the Burgundian Commune.