Battle of Bapaume
Battle of Bapaume was a battle fought on 3 January 1871 at Bapaume, in what is now France. It was part of the Franco-Prussian War, which ran from 1870 to 1871. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 18,000 against 25,000.
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Le Général Faidherbe au combat de Biefviller-lès-Bapaume, 3 janvier 1871. Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 3 January 1871
Where Bapaume, France 50.104N, 2.852E
Outcome French victory
Belligerents North German Confederation; Prussia against French Third Republic
Casualties and losses 750 soldiers; 52 officers and 1,569 soldiers; 53 officers
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 Bapaume, 1871 65 placed engagements of the Franco-Prussian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 3 January 1871 Place Bapaume, France50.104N, 2.852E Kind Battle, nineteenth century Strength 18,000 25,000 Casualties and losses 750 soldiers; 52 officers 1,569 soldiers; 53 officers Commanders
Battle of Bapaume Battle of Bapaume Battle of Le Transloy Capture of Regina Trench Battle of Morval Battle of Flers–Courcelette Battle of Delville Wood Battle of Morval Battle of Flers–Courcelette Brussels Lille Antwerpen Rouen Charleroi Reims Brugge Calais 100 km 50.104N, 2.852E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 29 times between 1871 and 1918.
Battle of Bapaume is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q641125 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bapaume (1871) , revision 1370433317, 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.
