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At the end of the battle of Sedan (1870), “Europe lost a mistress and gained a master.” Comment.

  • UPSC 1995
  • Nation-State System

The Battle of Sedan (2 September 1870) marks the moment continental primacy passed from a France that had long set Europe's cultural and diplomatic tone to a Germany built on and ruled by military power.

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  • France as Europe's "Mistress" Before Sedan
  • The Making of the "Master": Prussian Method and Bismarck's Diplomacy
  • The Immediate Making of a "Master": Versailles and Frankfurt
  • Sedan's Ripple Effects Beyond Franco-German Relations

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