Ems dispatch
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Prussian telegram and press release that incited the French Empire to start the Franco-Prussian War
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- international incident
- Author
- Otto von Bismarck
- Location
- Bad Ems
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- publication date
- 1870-07-13
- Commons category
- Ems Dispatch
- copyright status
- public domain
- has effect
- Franco-Prussian War
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Encyclopedic overview
Memorial stone to the Ems dispatch in Bad Ems
His Serene Highness Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg
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