What the records say
- When
- 8 Aug 1870 – 26 Mar 1871
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 49.05° N, 7.43° E
- Description
- 1870 siege during the Franco-Prussian war
Siege of Bitche
1870 siege during the Franco-Prussian war
The siege of Bitche was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War initially caused by the German forces on August 8, 1870, to March 26, 1871, where the two nations would sign an armistice. The siege was considered a brave siege under the command of governor Louis-Casimir Teyssier, and of the chief of the troops of the place: Geniès-Hippolyte Bousquet who both would be appointed lieutenant-colonels during the siege.
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