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Battle of Bazeilles

Battle of Bazeilles was a battle fought on 31 August 1870 at Bazeilles, in what is now France; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Franco-Prussian War, which ran from 1870 to 1871. The recorded result: Bavarian victory.

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Painting by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville, 1873: Les dernières cartouches (The last cartridges). French snipers ambush Bavarian troops, hiding in the l'Auberge Bourgerie in Bazeilles, prior to th
Painting by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville, 1873: Les dernières cartouches (The last cartridges). French snipers ambush Bavarian troops, hiding in the l'Auberge Bourgerie in Bazeilles, prior to th. Alphonse de Neuville, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought31 August 1870lasted 1 day
WhereBazeilles, France49.678N, 4.977E
OutcomeBavarian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of BavariaagainstFrance
Casualties and losses4,089 killed or woundedand2,655 killed or wounded
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 Bazeilles, 1870
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Record

Date31 August 1870
to 1 September 1870
PlaceBazeilles, France
49.678N, 4.977E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses4,089 killed or wounded2,655 killed or wounded; 39 civilians killed
Commanders
  • Élie de Vassoigne
  • Arsène Lambert
Battle of BazeillesBattle of BazeillesBattle of SedanBattle of the MeuseBattle of SedanBattle of La MarféeBattle of StonneBattle of StonneBrusselsLilleSaarbrückenBonnMetzCharleroiNancyReims100 km49.678N, 4.977E
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 5 times between 1641 and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1870

Battle of Bazeilles 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 Q547651, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bazeilles, revision 1370433683, 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.