On September 2nd, European public opinion was quite lively because on this day, Napoleon III of France surrendered. The news of Napoleon's surrender directly caused a sensation throughout Europe, as Napoleon III ordered a halt to the fighting after the Battle of Sedan.
In the Battle of Sedan, the French army suffered 17,000 casualties, and 21,000 were captured. The Prussian army reported 2,300 fatalities, 5,000 wounded, and 700 captured or missing.
Newspapers from various countries rushed to report, and a few hours later, the Viennese newspapers also followed suit to report the outcome of this war. However, compared to the news of France's defeat, the Austrian-Hungarian public was clearly more interested in the progress of their own army, with everyone anxiously awaiting the outcome of the war in Italy.
