BELLIGERENT // 1 war
North German Confederation
Wikidata · Q150981
Active span
1870 – 1871
Profile
The North German Confederation was a confederated state that united the region of Germany north of the Main river from July 1867 to December 1870. It was a milestone of German Unification that put the Kingdom of Prussia at the head of the emerging nation and led to the exclusion of Austria from the eventual united Germany.
Where they fought
23 of 23 plotted
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When they fought
23 battles · 1 war
Most active in 1870 — 18 catalogued battles.
Battles
23 engagements
November 27, 1870
Battle of Amiens
Franco-Prussian War
August 31, 1870
Battle of Bazeilles
Franco-Prussian War
August 30, 1870
Battle of Beaumont
Franco-Prussian War
November 28, 1870
Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande
Franco-Prussian War
August 14, 1870
Battle of Borny-Colombey
Franco-Prussian War
November 9, 1870
Battle of Coulmiers
Franco-Prussian War
August 18, 1870
Battle of Gravelotte
Franco-Prussian War
August 16, 1870
Battle of Mars-la-Tour
Franco-Prussian War
August 31, 1870
Battle of Noisseville
Franco-Prussian War
September 1, 1870
Battle of Sedan
Franco-Prussian War
August 6, 1870
Battle of Spicheren
Franco-Prussian War
August 4, 1870
Battle of Wissembourg
Franco-Prussian War
August 6, 1870
Battle of Wörth
Franco-Prussian War
January 1, 1870
Second Battle of Orléans
Franco-Prussian War
November 3, 1870
Siege of Belfort
Franco-Prussian War
January 1, 1870
Siege of Metz
Franco-Prussian War
September 19, 1870
Siege of Paris
Franco-Prussian War
August 16, 1870
Siege of Strasbourg
Franco-Prussian War
January 3, 1871
Battle of Bapaume
Franco-Prussian War
January 10, 1871
Battle of Le Mans
Franco-Prussian War
January 19, 1871
Battle of St. Quentin
Franco-Prussian War
January 15, 1871
Battle of the Lisaine
Franco-Prussian War
January 9, 1871
Battle of Villersexel
Franco-Prussian War
Commanders of North German Confederation
13 catalogued
Albert, Crown Prince of Saxony
general field marshal1828–1902
August von Werder
lieutenant1808–1887
Edwin von Manteuffel
army general1809–1885
Frederick Francis II
colonel general1823–1883
Frederick William
general field marshal1831–1888
Gustav von Alvensleben
General of the Infantry1803–1881
Helmuth von Moltke
general1800–1891
Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
general1796–1877
Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz
General of the Infantry1809–1877
Otto von Bismarck
Generaloberst1815–1898
Prince Friedrich Karl
general1828–1885
Prince Georg of Saxony
general field marshal1832–1904
Wilhelm I
colonel general1797–1888
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