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The Battle of Sedan took place during the Franco-Prussian War on September 1, 1870. It ended with the capture of Emperor Napoleon III. even his army and practically decided the war in favor of Prussia and its allies, although the fighting continued under the leadership of the new French government. The defeat at Sedan sealed the fall of France. When Napoleon III. sent into exile in England, the Prussian army continued the siege of Paris.