France - 1870AD
In 1870AD:
French war minister Leon Gambetta escaped from besieged Paris in a balloon.
The Franco-Prussian War began over a diplomatic incident engineered by Bismark.
The Prussians defeated the French at Sedan; Napoleon III was taken prisoner.
The Third Republic was formed in France; a Government of National Defense was established.
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