Battle of Amiens (1870)

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Battle of Amiens
Date November 27, 1870 Location Amiens, France Result Prussian victory
Combatants
Prussia	Second French Empire
Commanders
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel	General Faure
Casualties
1,216 soldiers killed 76 officers killed	1,383 soldiers killed or wounded 1,000 soldiers missing

Franco-Prussian War
Wissembourg – Spicheren – Wœrth – Borny-Colombey – Strasbourg – Mars-la-Tour – Gravelotte – Metz – Beaumont – Noiseville – Sedan – Bellevue – Coulmiers –Amiens – Beaune-la-Rolande – Hallue – Bapaume – Le Mans – Lisaine – St. Quentin – Paris – Belfort

The Battle of Amiens on November 27, 1870 was a defeat for the French during the Franco-Prussian War.

The French under General Faure fought the Prussians under Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel in Amiens, France. Having already capitulated at Metz, the French were compelled to leave the city of Amiens. About 1,383 French soldiers were killed and wounded, and about 1,000 were declared to be missing. The Germans lost 1,216 soldiers and 76 officers.

[edit] References

• George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).