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officers and soldiers.
14. Opening of the Diet of Prussia by royal commission.
16. Decree of the delegate Provisional Government, of France, ordering a blockade of the French ports of Dieppe, Fécamp, and Havre.
18. Presentation of the Imperial crown of Germany to the King of Prussia, at Versailles, by a deputation of the Reichstag.
19. Storming of the fortified lines of Nuits by Prussian troops, under General von Werder.
21. Occupation of the City of Tours by German troops.
21. Sortie of the Paris garrison towards Stains and Le Bourget, and repulse by the investing army.
23. Battle of Pont Noyelles, near Amiens, and retreat of the French Army of the North, commanded by General Faidherbe, before three divisions of the First German Army, under General von Manteuffel.
23. Bill for the transfer of the seat of Government of the kingdom from Florence to Rome adopted by the Italian Chamber of Deputies, by 192 against 18 votes.
25. Proclamation of General Trochu, Governor of Paris, exhorting the inhabitants and troops to renewed resistance against the enemy.
27. Bombardment of the Fort of Mont Avron, Paris, by German batteries established at Chelles.
28. Attempted assassination of Marshal Don Juan Prim, President of the Council of Ministers of Spain, at Madrid.
29. Occupation of Fort Mont Avron, Paris, by German troops.
30. Arrival of Amedeo I., King-elect of Spain, at Cartagena.
30. Death of Marshal Don Juan Prim, President of the Council of Ministers of Spain.
31. Resolution passed by the Cortes Constituyentes of Spain declaring that Marshal Prim 'has deserved well of his country.'
31. Arrival of King Vittorio Emanuele, King of Italy, at Rome.
