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Battle of Châtillon

Battle of Châtillon was a battle fought on 13 October 1870 at Châtillon, 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: 100,000 against 28,000–40,000 troops (among them Garde Mobile soldiers).

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Bagneux Affair, October 13. General view of the heights of the action at Chevigny. Drawings from nature by J. Gaildrau.
Bagneux Affair, October 13. General view of the heights of the action at Chevigny. Drawings from nature by J. Gaildrau.. Jules Gaildrau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date13 October 1870
PlaceChâtillon, France
48.800N, 2.290E
Part ofFranco-Prussian War (1870 to 1871)
KindBattle, nineteenth century
ResultGerman victory
BelligerentsNorth German Confederation; Prussia; Kingdom of BavariaFrench Third Republic
CommandersHugo von Kirchbach; Jakob von HartmannAuguste-Alexandre Ducrot; General Renault
Strength100,00028,000–40,000 troops (among them Garde Mobile soldiers)
Casualties and lossesBavaria: 13 officers and 252 soldiers casualties; Prussia: 6 officers and 172 soldiers casualtiesSource 1: 4 officers and 94 soldiers were killed, 28 officers and 535 soldiers were injured, 62 people missing; Source 2: 661 troops killed, over 300 soldiers arrested In addition, 9 fire cannons seized
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Battle of Châtillon 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 Q1429757, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Châtillon, revision 1370437299, 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.