Battle of Spicheren

When

6 Aug 1870

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

49.15° N, 6.02° E

Description

1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian War

1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War

The Battle of Spicheren was fought on 6 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. German forces won a victory compelled the French to withdraw to the defenses of Metz. The battle was the second of three critical French defeats.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Spicheren, near Saarbrücken: Prussian victory”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “la division du général Frossard est écrasée à la bataille de Forbach-Spicheren”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1-я германская армия генерала Карла Штейнмеца наносит поражение при Шпихернских высотах на реке Сааре 2-му корпусу генерала Шарля Огюста Фроссара”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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