Within seven hours , the Prussians destroyed Destroying the Austrian force , erasing Emptying any advantage the Austrians had gained Getting throughout the campaigning Military_operation in the preceding Process_start summer and autumn .

Under attack the Prussians retreated Escaping from Versailles and headed Self_motion east , but were blocked Hindering by the French at Vélizy .

The aggression Hostile_encounter and skill of the Prussians prevailed Conquering over Bazaine 's gross indecision .

Paris surrendered Surrendering to the Prussians on 28 January 1871 , and in February Adolphe Thiers , the new chief executive of the French national government , signed Sign_agreement an armistice with Prussia that disarmed Removing the Army but not the National Guard .

However , the French took Getting advantage of the lack of cooperation between the Prussians and their Austrian allies .

They were swiftly and forcibly incorporated Cause_to_amalgamate into the Prussian forces , an act which caused Causation widespread protest even from Prussians .

On the first day , Saint-Priest 's Russians and General Friedrich Wilhelm von Jagow 's Prussians easily captured Conquering Reims from its French National Guard garrison , capturing Arrest or killing Killing more than half of its defenders .