Battle of Buzancy
Battle of Buzancy was a battle fought on 27 August 1870 at Buzancy, in what is now France. It was part of the Franco-Prussian War, which ran from 1870 to 1871. The recorded result: German Victory,; French army stationed wiped out.
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Battle of Buzancy (Gefecht bei Buzanci, by Fritz von Uhde, c. 1895). Fritz von Uhde, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 27 August 1870
Where Buzancy, France 49.426N, 4.955E
Outcome German Victory,; French army stationed wiped out.
Belligerents Second French Empire against North German Confederation; Kingdom of Prussia; Kingdom of Saxony
Where it sits in the Franco-Prussian War Siege of Metz, 1870 Second Battle of Orléans, 1870 Siege of Thionville, 1870 Lichtenberg Siege, 1870 Siege of Marsal, 1870 Battle of Saarbrücken, 1870 Battle of Wissembourg, 1870 Battle of Spicheren, 1870 Battle of Wörth, 1870 Siege of Bitche, 1870 Siege of Phalsbourg, 1870 Battle of Borny-Colombey, 1870 Battle of Mars-la-Tour, 1870 Siege of Strasbourg, 1870 Siege of Toul, 1870 Battle of Gravelotte, 1870 Battle of Buzancy, 1870 Battle of Nouart, 1870 Battle of Beaumont, 1870 Battle of Noisseville, 1870 Battle of Bazeilles, 1870 Battle of Sedan, 1870 Siege of Montmédy, 1870 Battle of Montmesly, 1870 Siege of Paris, 1870 First Battle of Châtillon, 1870 Battle of Sceaux, 1870 Battle of Chevilly, 1870 Battle of Nompatelize, 1870 Battle of Saint-Quentin, 1870 Battle of Artenay, 1870 Siege of Verdun, 1870 Battle of Châtillon, 1870 Siege of Neu-Breisach, 1870 Battle of Bellevue, 1870 Battle of Châteaudun, 1870 Battle of Buzenval, 1870 Battle of Dijon, 1870 Battle of Le Bourget, 1870 Siege of Belfort, 1870 Siege of La Fère, 1870 Battle of Coulmiers, 1870 Battle of Havana, 1870 Siege of Mézières, 1870 Battle of Amiens, 1870 Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande, 1870 Battle of Villiers, 1870 Battle of Choisy-le-Roi, 1870 Battle of Villepion, 1870 Battle of Loigny-Poupry, 1870 Battle of Beaugency, 1870 Battle of Longeau, 1870 Battle of Nuits, 1870 Second Battle of Le Bourget, 1870 Battle of Hallue, 1870 Siege of Péronne, 1870 Battle of Pontarlier, 1871 Battle of Bapaume, 1871 Battle of Villersexel, 1871 Battle of Le Mans, 1871 Battle of the Lisaine, 1871 Battle of Saint-Jean-sur-Erve, 1871 Battle of Saint-Melaine, 1871 Battle of St. Quentin, 1871 Battle of Buzenval, 1871 1870 1871 Battle of Buzancy, 1870 65 placed engagements of the Franco-Prussian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 27 August 1870 Place Buzancy, France49.426N, 4.955E Kind Battle, nineteenth century Strength Regiment Chasseur 12 of Corps No. 5 3rd Cavalry Regiment ( Saxony), a cavalry squadron of the 18th Uhlan Regiment and the Zwinker battery Casualties and losses Unknown killed and wounded, 12 cavalrymen and Major de la Porte captured Unknown killed, 32 soldiers and 27 warhorses wounded; 2 captains wounded Commanders Patrice de MacMahon Pierre Louis Charles de Failly
Battle of Buzancy Battle of Buzancy Battle of Nouart Battle of Stonne Battle of Beaumont Siege of Stenay Battle of Montfaucon Battle of Stonne Battle of Montfaucon Luxembourg Saarbrücken Metz Charleroi Nancy Reims Troyes Liège 100 km 49.426N, 4.955E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Buzancy 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 Q10829716 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Buzancy , revision 1370108325, 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.
