Many of the "low landers" opposed the Prussians and in the Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 May 10, 1871) they were sympathedic to France therefore chose to get their sons out of the country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War War was declared by France on Prussia, which was backed by the North German Confederation and the south German states of Baden, Württemberg and Bavaria. The conflict marked the culmination of tension between the two powers following Prussia's rise to dominance in Germany, which before 1866 was still a loose federation of quasi-independent territories. The war began over the possible ascension of a candidate from the Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern royal family to the vacant Spanish throne as Isabella II had abdicated in 1868. This was strongly opposed by France who issued an ultimatum to King Wilhelm I of Prussia to have the candidacy withdrawn, which was done. Aiming to humiliate Prussia, Emperor Napoleon III of France then required Wilhelm to apologize and renounce any possible further Hohenzollern candidature to the Spanish throne. King Wilhelm, surprised at his holiday resort by the French ambassador, declined as he was not informed yet. Prussia's Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, edited the King's account of his meeting with the French ambassador to make the encounter more heated than it really was. Known as the Ems Dispatch, it was released to the press and had the intended effect on the German public. The French people and their parliament reacted with outrage, Napoleon III mobilized and declared war, on Prussia only, but effectively also on the states of southern Germany. The German armies quickly mobilized and within a few weeks controlled large amounts of land in Eastern France. Their success was due in part to rapid mobilization by train, to Prussian General staff leadership and to modern Krupp artillery made of steel. Napoleon III was captured with his whole army at the Battle of Sedan, yet this did not end the war, as a republic was declared in Paris on September 4, 1870, marking the creation of the Third Republic of France under the Government of National Defense and later the "Versaillais government" of Adolphe Thiers. The immediate result was an extension to the war as the Republic proclaimed a continuation of the fight. Over a five-month campaign, the German armies defeated the newly recruited French armies in a series of battles fought across northern France. Following a prolonged siege, the French capital Paris fell on January 28, 1871. Ten days earlier, the German states had proclaimed their union under the Prussian King, uniting Germany as a nation-state, the German Empire. The final peace Treaty of Frankfurt was signed May 10, 1871, during the time of the bloody Paris Commune of 1871. In France and Germany the war is known as the Franco-German War (French: Guerre franco-allemande de 1870 German: Deutsch-Französischer Krieg), which perhaps more accurately describes the combatants rather than simply France and Prussia alone. ============================================================== On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 14:15:36 -0400 "Jean Waterloo" <waterloj@massnet1.net> writes: > The story I remember hearing when a child is that my great > grandfather ran > his finger/fingers through a piece of farm equipment as they were > approaching him for conscription. I don't know if it was his > trigger finger > or if it is true. The census shows him to have been 16 when he > arrived in > the USA His place of origin was Bavaria. Rather drastic but it > would be one > way to get out of conscription. Jean > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message >
My great grandfather Aaron (aka Adolph Marcus) ENGERS appartently served in the German army in 1870-71 in Colmar or Stasburg. Any suggestions as to finding any army records still available? How about the list established of Jewish men serving in the German army at that time?? thanks for any suggestions and help. Howard ENGERS engersh@ahrialert.org --- David Lindstedt <semperfidave@juno.com> wrote: > Many of the "low landers" opposed the Prussians and > in the > Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 May 10, 1871) > they were sympathedic to France therefore chose to > get their sons out of > the country. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War > War was declared by France on Prussia, which was > backed by the North > German Confederation and the south German states of > Baden, Württemberg > and Bavaria. The conflict marked the culmination of > tension between the > two powers following Prussia's rise to dominance in > Germany, which before > 1866 was still a loose federation of > quasi-independent territories. > > The war began over the possible ascension of a > candidate from the > Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern royal family to > the vacant Spanish > throne as Isabella II had abdicated in 1868. This > was strongly opposed by > France who issued an ultimatum to King Wilhelm I of > Prussia to have the > candidacy withdrawn, which was done. Aiming to > humiliate Prussia, Emperor > Napoleon III of France then required Wilhelm to > apologize and renounce > any possible further Hohenzollern candidature to the > Spanish throne. King > Wilhelm, surprised at his holiday resort by the > French ambassador, > declined as he was not informed yet. Prussia's > Chancellor, Otto von > Bismarck, edited the King's account of his meeting > with the French > ambassador to make the encounter more heated than it > really was. Known as > the Ems Dispatch, it was released to the press and > had the intended > effect on the German public. > > The French people and their parliament reacted with > outrage, Napoleon III > mobilized and declared war, on Prussia only, but > effectively also on the > states of southern Germany. The German armies > quickly mobilized and > within a few weeks controlled large amounts of land > in Eastern France. > Their success was due in part to rapid mobilization > by train, to Prussian > General staff leadership and to modern Krupp > artillery made of steel. > Napoleon III was captured with his whole army at the > Battle of Sedan, yet > this did not end the war, as a republic was declared > in Paris on > September 4, 1870, marking the creation of the Third > Republic of France > under the Government of National Defense and later > the "Versaillais > government" of Adolphe Thiers. The immediate result > was an extension to > the war as the Republic proclaimed a continuation of > the fight. > > Over a five-month campaign, the German armies > defeated the newly > recruited French armies in a series of battles > fought across northern > France. Following a prolonged siege, the French > capital Paris fell on > January 28, 1871. Ten days earlier, the German > states had proclaimed > their union under the Prussian King, uniting Germany > as a nation-state, > the German Empire. The final peace Treaty of > Frankfurt was signed May 10, > 1871, during the time of the bloody Paris Commune of > 1871. > > In France and Germany the war is known as the > Franco-German War (French: > Guerre franco-allemande de 1870 German: > Deutsch-Französischer Krieg), > which perhaps more accurately describes the > combatants rather than simply > France and Prussia alone. > ============================================================== > > On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 14:15:36 -0400 "Jean Waterloo" > <waterloj@massnet1.net> > writes: > > The story I remember hearing when a child is that > my great > > grandfather ran > > his finger/fingers through a piece of farm > equipment as they were > > approaching him for conscription. I don't know if > it was his > > trigger finger > > or if it is true. The census shows him to have > been 16 when he > > arrived in > > the USA His place of origin was Bavaria. Rather > drastic but it > > would be one > > way to get out of conscription. Jean > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with > the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the > > message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message
Howard ENGERS, This site contains addresses and links http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ELS-LOT/alsace.html e.g. "Jewish Records A new class of record arose in 1808 when Napoleon required all Jews to adopt hereditary surnames. These declarations, which often include signatures in Hebrew, are now kept at the departmental archives. " http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ELS-LOT/alsace.html#arch Archive of the Department Archives Départementales du Haut-Rhin, Cité Administrative, 3, rue Fleischhauer, F68026 Colmar cedex, FRANCE City of Colmar Archives Municipales, BP 528, 68021 Colmar Cedex, FRANCE (city archives) Hope that helps, Myri