battle, nineteenth century
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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Record
| Date | 27 August 1870 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Buzancy, France 49.426N, 4.955E | |
| Part of | Franco-Prussian War (1870 to 1871) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | German Victory,; French army stationed wiped out. | |
| Belligerents | Second French Empire | North German Confederation; Kingdom of Prussia; Kingdom of Saxony |
| Commanders | Patrice de MacMahon; Pierre Louis Charles de Failly | Friedrich Senfft von Pilsach |
| 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 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Nouart 1870, 7.1 km
- Battle of Stonne 1940, 14 km
- Battle of Beaumont 1870, 15 km
- Siege of Stenay 1654, 18 km
- Battle of Montfaucon AD 882, 22 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Gravelotte 18 August 1870
- After: Battle of Nouart 29 August 1870
- All 54 engagements of Franco-Prussian War
Elsewhere in 1870
- Battle of Cerro Corá Paraguay
- Marias Massacre United States
- Battle of Eccles Hill Canada
- Siege of Soissons France
- Battle of Chateauneuf France
Battle of Buzancy is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 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.