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Franco-Prussian War
1870–1871 military conflict of the Second French Empire versus Prussia and its allies

Pickelhaube
thumb|Bavarian Officer Pickelhaube
thumb|right|Prussian police leather Pickelhaube
Ems dispatch
Prussian telegram and press release that incited the French Empire to start the Franco-Prussian War

kepis
thumb|French Army kepi
thumb|upright|1942 portrait of General Charles de Gaulle of the [[Free French Forces wearing a kepi]]

shako
thumb|A shako of the French troupes de marine,
A shako or shacko (, , or ) is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a visor, and sometimes tapered at the top. It is usually adorned with an ornamental plate or badge on the front, metallic or otherwise; and often has a feather, hackle, or pompom attached at the top.
Château de Saint-Cloud
former royal palace in France, today a national park
Treaty of Versailles (1871)
preliminary treaty to end the Franco-Prussian war
Government of National Defense
Government of the Third Republic of France from 1870–1871
proclamation of the German Empire
event marking the existence of the German Empire
Canon obusier de 12
type of Regimental artillery field gun
Castor and Pollux
Asian elephants kept at the Paris zoo
Royal Prussian Railway Administration
collective term for the entirety of the state railway administration authorities in Prussia
Pavillon du Butard
building in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France