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How did Napoleon III die?

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At the Battle of Sedan, Napoleon III tried in vain to meet his death amid his troops, but on September 2, 1870, he surrendered. He was deposed, and on September 4, France's Third Republic was proclaimed. Napoleon III was released by the Germans and went to live in England, and he died there in 1873.