Artist: Brockhaus riedrich ArnoldLeipzig; issued in: Leipzig; date: ca ( The publishing company FA Brockhaus has been founded in October 1805 in Amsterdam and moved 1817 to Leipzig ), 1875. technic: Wood engraving; colorit: colored; - condition: Some foldss perfectly restored; size (in cm) 72 x 98; The Battle of Sedan was fought during the Franco?Prussian War on 1 September 1870. It resulted in the capture of Emperor Napoleon III and large numbers of his troops and for all intents and purposes decided the war in favour of Prussia and its allies, though fighting continued under a new French government.