Enemy Activities - Officers - The surrender of Sedan in 1870, Anton von Werner, 1917 – 1918

Scope and content: original caption: the surrender of sedan in 1870. History tells us how on september 2nd, 1870 napoleon iii and his entire army of 86,000 men surrendered at sedan and how bismarck and his disciples laid down their peace terms. This picture is a reproduction of the surrender of 1870, the french plenipotentiaries slowly pass from the peace table while bismarck sits in the chair. Photographer: underwood and underwood. Date: 1917 – 1918. Collection: National Archives and Records Administration. Enemy Activities - Officers - The surrender of Sedan in 1870 - NARA - 31479933