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The Ems Dispatch was a diplomatic communication sent in July 1870 by German Emperor Wilhelm I from his summer residence in Ems, which played a pivotal role in escalating tensions between France and Prussia.
Ems Dispatch. A telegram edited by Bismark to insult the French people while making it sound as though they had insulted the Prussians. This led to the Franco-Prussian wars which Prussia won handily and violently. The French people never forgave the Prussians, setting the stage for World War I. Franco-Prussian War.
The Ems dispatch (French: Dépêche d'Ems, German: Emser Depesche), sometimes called the Ems telegram, was published on 13 July 1870; it incited the Second French Empire to declare war on the Kingdom of Prussia on 19 July 1870, starting the Franco-Prussian War.
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Ems Dispatch telegram edited by Bismark to insult the Frecn people while making it sound as though they had insulted the Prussians. This led to the Franco-Prussian wars which Prussia won handidly and violently.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Ems dispatch, 1870, communication between King William of Prussia (later German Emperor William I) and his premier, Otto von Bismarck. In June, 1870, the throne of Spain was offered to Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, a relative of King William.
What was the significance of Otto von Bismark's altering of the Ems Dispatch in 1870? Public opinion in Prussia turned against King Wilhelm, allowing Bismark to usurp the thrown. The Alsace-Lorraine was ceded to France in exchange for military support in a mission to conquer Austria.
