What the records say
- When
- 21 Oct 1870
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 48.88° N, 2.18° E
- Description
- 1870 battle, part of the defence of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Buzenval (1870)
1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian War
The (First) Battle of Buzenval took place on 21 October 1870 during the siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War. Following the collapse of the French field armies and the encirclement of Paris, Governor Louis-Jules Trochu authorised a limited sortie to test Prussian positions west of the capital.
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