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André Charles Victor Reille delivering Napoleon III's agreement to capitulate to Wilhelm I at the Battle of Sedan
Capitulation (Latin: capitulum, a little head or division; capitulare, to treat upon terms) is an agreement in time of war for the surrender to a hostile armed force of a particular body of troops, a town or a territory.
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