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Definition of Sedan, Battle of in English: Sedan, Battle ofproper nounsɪˈdan A battle fought in 1870 near the town of Sedan in north-eastern France, in which the Prussian army defeated a smaller French army under Napoleon III, opening the way for a Prussian advance on Paris and marking the end of the French Second Empire. Definition of Sedan, Battle of in US English: Sedan, Battle ofproper noun A battle fought in 1870 near the town of Sedan in northeastern France, in which the Prussian army defeated a smaller French army under Napoleon III, opening the way for a Prussian advance on Paris and marking the end of the French Second Empire. |