WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MARCH 1871
Find out what all happened January to March 1871

Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice. (28. January 1871)

In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment. (22. March 1871)

Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day. (19. January 1871)

Otto von Bismarck is appointed Chancellor of the German Empire. (21. March 1871)

The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris. (28. March 1871)

Amadeus I becomes King of Spain. (2. January 1871)

Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed the first German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The empire is known as the Second Reich to Germans. (18. January 1871)

The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place. (27. March 1871)

The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. (17. February 1871)

The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria. (29. March 1871)

Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone. (21. March 1871)

Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, ordered evacuation of Paris. (18. March 1871)