<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War" id="mwbA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Franco-Prussian War">Franco-Prussian War</a>: The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Paris_(1870–71)" id="mwbQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Siege of Paris (1870–71)">siege of Paris</a> begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering.