The French Marines and naval infantry intended for the invasion of northern Germany were dispatched to reinforce the French Army of Châlons and fell into captivity at Sedan along with Napoleon III.
Outside Europe, the French corvette Dupleix blockaded the German corvette in Nagasaki and the Battle of Havana took place between the Prussian gunboat and the French aviso Bouvet off Havana, Cuba, in November 1870.