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Battle of Amiens

Battle of Amiens was a battle fought on 27 November 1870 at Amiens, in what is now France. It was part of the Franco-Prussian War, which ran from 1870 to 1871. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 43,000 against 25,000.

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Данное изображение было использовано в статье «Амиен» опубликованной во втором томе «Военной энциклопедии», который был издан книгоиздательским товариществом Ивана Дмитриевича Сытина в 1911 году в сто
Данное изображение было использовано в статье «Амиен» опубликованной во втором томе «Военной энциклопедии», который был издан книгоиздательским товариществом Ивана Дмитриевича Сытина в 1911 году в сто. «Военная энциклопедия И. Д. Сытина». Том 2 (Санкт-Петербург; 1911)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 November 1870
WhereAmiens, France49.867N, 2.521E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsNorth German Confederation; PrussiaagainstFrench Third Republic
Casualties and losses1,292 killed or wounded; 300 missingand1,383 killed or wounded; 1,000 soldiers missing
Part ofFranco-Prussian War1870 to 1871

Where it sits in the Franco-Prussian War

Siege of Metz, 1870Second Battle of Orléans, 1870Siege of Thionville, 1870Lichtenberg Siege, 1870Siege of Marsal, 1870Battle of Saarbrücken, 1870Battle of Wissembourg, 1870Battle of Spicheren, 1870Battle of Wörth, 1870Siege of Bitche, 1870Siege of Phalsbourg, 1870Battle of Borny-Colombey, 1870Battle of Mars-la-Tour, 1870Siege of Strasbourg, 1870Siege of Toul, 1870Battle of Gravelotte, 1870Battle of Buzancy, 1870Battle of Nouart, 1870Battle of Beaumont, 1870Battle of Noisseville, 1870Battle of Bazeilles, 1870Battle of Sedan, 1870Siege of Montmédy, 1870Battle of Montmesly, 1870Siege of Paris, 1870First Battle of Châtillon, 1870Battle of Sceaux, 1870Battle of Chevilly, 1870Battle of Nompatelize, 1870Battle of Saint-Quentin, 1870Battle of Artenay, 1870Siege of Verdun, 1870Battle of Châtillon, 1870Siege of Neu-Breisach, 1870Battle of Bellevue, 1870Battle of Châteaudun, 1870Battle of Buzenval, 1870Battle of Dijon, 1870Battle of Le Bourget, 1870Siege of Belfort, 1870Siege of La Fère, 1870Battle of Coulmiers, 1870Battle of Havana, 1870Siege of Mézières, 1870Battle of Amiens, 1870Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande, 1870Battle of Villiers, 1870Battle of Choisy-le-Roi, 1870Battle of Villepion, 1870Battle of Loigny-Poupry, 1870Battle of Beaugency, 1870Battle of Longeau, 1870Battle of Nuits, 1870Second Battle of Le Bourget, 1870Battle of Hallue, 1870Siege of Péronne, 1870Battle of Pontarlier, 1871Battle of Bapaume, 1871Battle of Villersexel, 1871Battle of Le Mans, 1871Battle of the Lisaine, 1871Battle of Saint-Jean-sur-Erve, 1871Battle of Saint-Melaine, 1871Battle of St. Quentin, 1871Battle of Buzenval, 187118701871Battle of Amiens, 1870
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Record

Date27 November 1870
PlaceAmiens, France
49.867N, 2.521E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength43,00025,000
Casualties and losses1,292 killed or wounded; 300 missing1,383 killed or wounded; 1,000 soldiers missing
Commanders
  • Jean-Joseph Farre
  • Antoine Paulze d`Ivoy de la Poype
Battle of AmiensBattle of AmiensSecond Battle of Villers-BretonneuxFirst Battle of Villers-BretonneuxSecond siege of CorbieBattle of the Ancre HeightsBattle of HamelSecond Battle of Villers-BretonneuxSecond siege of CorbieBrusselsLe HavreLilleRouenCharleroiReimsCalaisVersailles100 km49.867N, 2.521E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1636 and 1918.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1870

Battle of Amiens is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q661418, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Amiens (1870), revision 1370106668, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.