Battle of LeMans

Franco-German War, 1870–71, conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was provoked by Otto von Bismarck (the Prussian chancellor) as part of his plan to create a unified German Empire. LE MA

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• January 10, 1642
  King Charles I & family flee London for Oxford
• January 10, 1751
  Cornelius Bolton, politician, Volunteer and improving landlord is born
• January 10, 1814
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• January 10, 1922
  Arthur Griffith elected President of Irish Free State
• January 10, 1930
  Richard Harris, film actor, is born in Limerick
• January 10, 1945
  Pop star Rod Stewart born.