2-715-246 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

King Wilhelm and Emperor Napoleon after the Battle of Sedan, 2 September 1870, (1936). 'König Wilhelm Und Kaiser Napoleon Nach Der Schlacht Von Sedan, 2 September 1870'. Scene from the Franco-Prussian War. French emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) surrendered the day after the town of Sedan in north-eastern France was surrounded by the Prussian army. Here Napoleon is granted a meeting with Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (1797-1888). From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]