What the records say
- When
- 16 Dec 1870
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.77° N, 5.31° E
- Description
- 1870 battle in the Franco-Prussian War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Longeau
1870 battle in the Franco-Prussian War
The Battle of Longeau, was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War on 16 December 1870 in Longeau-Percey, near Dijon, France. The fighting lasted about three hours, and ended in a French retreat. Victory went to the Prussian Infantry Brigade under Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz and the German XIV Corps infantry under the command of Lieutenant General August von Werder, over French troops commanded by General Pierre Arbell…
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “combat de Longeau, près de Langres”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page