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The siege of Paris took place from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871 and ended in the capture of the city by forces of the various states of the North German ...
Siege of Paris — The first attack on the city by the Vikings, who burn the city. King Charles the Bald gives them 7000 pounds of silver to go away. 846 Council of Meaux–Paris — The church council opened at Meaux because of the siege but ended in Paris in February 846. 856 28 December – The Vikings return and burn the city again. 857
The siege of Paris of 845 was the culmination of a Viking invasion of West Francia. The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named "Reginherus", or Ragnar, who tentatively has been identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok .
Siege of Paris may refer to: Siege of Paris (845), the Viking siege by Reginherus, possibly Ragnar Lodbrok; Siege of Paris (885–886), the Viking siege by Rollo; Siege of Paris (978), by Otto II of Germany, and Holy Roman Emperor; Siege of Paris (1429), by Charles VII of France and Joan of Arc; Siege of Paris (1465), by the League of the ...
Bombardment of Paris by German artillery during the siege of Paris in 1870-1871. Everyday life for Parisians became increasingly difficult during the siege. In December, temperatures dropped to −15 °C (5 °F), and the Seine froze for three weeks. Parisians suffered shortages of food, firewood, coal and medicine.
The Battle of Paris (or the Storming of Paris [2]) was fought on 30–31 March 1814 between the Sixth Coalition, consisting of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, and the French Empire. After a day of fighting in the suburbs of Paris, the French surrendered on 31 March, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition and forcing Emperor Napoleon to abdicate ...
December 5: Napoleon returns to Paris as a hero; 1798. May 19: Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign with an army of 38,000; July 21: Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt; July 24: Fall of Cairo; August 3: Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroys the French navy in the Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's army ...
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