What the records say
- When
- 3 Apr 1871
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 48.81° N, 2.24° E
- Description
- 1871 battle during the Paris Commune
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Meudon
1871 battle during the Paris Commune
The Battle of Meudon took place on 3 April 1871 between the Paris Commune and Versaillais government forces near Meudon in the Île-de-France. The battle was part of the attempts by the Paris Commune to seize Versailles, the seat of Adolphe Thiers’ government, and it ended in a defeat for the Federates.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des Versaillais à la bataille de Meudon et à la bataille de Rueil”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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