Battle of Châtillon

When

13 Oct 1870

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

48.80° N, 2.29° E

Description

1870 battle

Skirmish during the 1870 siege of Paris

The battle of Châtillon, also known as the battle of Châtillon-sous-Bagneux, was a skirmish in the siege of Paris between France and North German Confederation in the Franco-Prussian War, took place on 13 October 1870. This is also considered the first battle in the history of the French Third Republic.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Bayern siegen auch im Gefecht bei Châtillon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “deuxième bataille de Châtillon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Franco-Prussian19 Jul 1870 · Interstate war · Deaths 204,313