November.
German Confederation signed at Versailles.
27. Capitulation of the fortress of La Fère to the German investing force, after two days' bombardment.
27. Defeat of the French Army of the North, near Amiens, by a German division under General von Manteuffel.
28. Reply of Earl Granville to a new despatch of Prince Gortschakoff, stating that 'her Majesty's Government have no objection to accept the invitation which has been made by Prussia to a Conference, upon the understanding that it is assembled without any foregone conclusion as to its results.'
28. Occupation of the city of Amiens by German troops.
29. Defeat of the French Army of the Loire at Nonneville.
30. Attack of 150,000 men of the garrison of Paris, under General Ducrot, on the German besieging forces, and occupation of the villages of Champigny and Brie on the Marne; proclamation of the
General that he will return to Paris 'either dead or victorious.'December.
return of General Ducrot to Paris.
3. Battle of Orleans, and defeat of the French army under General d'Aurelle de Paladine by Prussian and Bavarian troops, under Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia.
4. Re-occupation of the city of Orleans by the Germans.
5. Acceptance of the crown of Spain by Prince Amedeo of Italy.
5. Opening of the third session of the Forty-first Congress of the United States.
6. Circular letter of King Ludwig of Bavaria to the sovereign princes of Germany, proposing that they should 'urge upon his Majesty the King of Prussia to assume the title of "Kaiser von Deutschland," and stand forth as head of the German races, who for centuries have been united in language, manners, science, and art, and who now celebrate a brotherhood of arms.'
7. Occupation of the seaport of Dieppe by German cavalry.
9. Decree of M. Léon Gambetta, transferring the seat of the delegate Government of National Defence from Tours to Bordeaux.
10. First, second, and third reading, in the Reichstag at Berlin, of a bill for the union of all German states in the form of an Empire; the third reading passed by 188 against 6 votes. Election of a deputation uf thirty members to present the Imperial crown to the King of Prussia, and closing of the Reichstag.
12. Capitulation of the fortress of Pfalsburg, with 63 pieces of cannon,
52 officers, and 1,839 rank and file.