Battle of Châtillon

Part of the Franco-Prussian War - Siege of Paris

Date	13 October 1870
Location	Châtillon, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France
Result	German victory

Belligerents

Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Bavaria

France

Commanders and leaders

Jakob von Hartmann

Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot

Strength

II Corps, V Corps

XIV Corps

Casualties and losses

366 killed

Franco-Prussian War – Siege of Paris

Sceaux Chevilly Châtillon Le Bourget Villiers First Buzenval Second Buzenval

Franco-Prussian War

Wissembourg Spicheren Wörth Borny–Colombey Strasbourg Toul Mars-la-Tour Gravelotte Metz Beaumont Noisseville Bazeilles Sedan Bellevue Coulmiers Havana Amiens Beaune-la-Rolande Villepion Loigny et Poupry Beaugency Hallue Bapaume Villersexel Le Mans Lisaine St. Quentin Paris Belfort Belgian reaction

The Battle of Châtillon was the third sortie by French forces attempting to relieve the siege of Paris by the Prussian-led German armies.^[1] The French Army forced the Bavarians from the western outskirts of Paris but were later driven back in the face of Prussian artillery.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ In Meyers Konversationslexikon wird als Datum der 19. Oktober angegeben, während in den anderen Texten jeweils der 13. Oktober angegeben wurde.
↑ Geoffrey Wawro, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871; Cambridge University Press; ISBN 978-052161743-7, Seite 254
↑ s. Geschichte des 5. Regimentes
↑ http://www.statensarkiv.se/default.asp?id=7775&refid=1132.

Bibliography

Theodor Fontane: Der Krieg gegen Frankreich 1870–1871. Gesamtausgabe in 3 Bänden, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, Reprint 1873/1876/2004, ISBN 3-937135-25-1 (Band 1); ISBN 3-937135-26-X (Band 2) und ISBN 3-937135-27-8 (Band 3)

External links

http://www.mlwerke.de/me/me17/me17_141.htm
of Châtillon Châtillon. article in: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4. Aufl. 1888–1890, Bd. 3, S. 967 f.
Geschichte des 5. Infanterie-Regimentes

Coordinates: 48°48′00″N 2°17′24″E / 48.8000°N 2.2900°E / 48.8000; 2.2900

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