Siege of Metz

When

19 Aug 1870 – 27 Oct 1870

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

49.12° N, 6.18° E

Description

1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War

Battle of the Franco-Prussian War

The Siege of Metz was a siege fought during the Franco-Prussian War from 19 August to 27 October 1870, and ended in a decisive allied German victory.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Franco-Prussian War: Siege of Metz – Marshal François Achille Bazaine, commanding the French left wing”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die von Marschall Bazaine zurückgezogene Rheinarmee wird von den Preußen und ihren Verbündeten in der Stadt Metz eingeschlossen, die Belagerung von Metz beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du blocus de Metz”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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