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Battle of Coulmiers

Battle of Coulmiers was a battle fought on 9 November 1870 at Coulmiers, 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: About 70,000 men against About 20,000 men.

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Salut à la victoire (Coulmiers), tableau de Dujardin-Beaumetz
Salut à la victoire (Coulmiers), tableau de Dujardin-Beaumetz. Henri-Charles-Etienne Dujardin-Beaumetz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 November 1870
WhereCoulmiers, France47.932N, 1.664E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstKingdom of Bavaria
Casualties and losses1,500 dead and woundedand1,112 soldiers and 54 officers, 1,000 prisoners
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 Coulmiers, 1870
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Record

Date9 November 1870
PlaceCoulmiers, France
47.932N, 1.664E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthAbout 70,000 menAbout 20,000 men
Casualties and losses1,500 dead and wounded1,112 soldiers and 54 officers, 1,000 prisoners
Commanders
  • Louis Jean-Baptiste d'Aurelle de Paladines
Battle of CoulmiersBattle of CoulmiersBattle of Meung-sur-LoireBattle of PatayBattle of the HerringsBattle of OrleansBattle of BeaugencyBattle of the HerringsBattle of BeaugencyToursLe MansVersaillesBourgesTroyesNeversAuxerreMelun100 km47.932N, 1.664E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMY OF THE LOIREDefender: BAV I CORPS
Strength60,00020,000
Casualties1,800 (3.0%)1,800 (9.0%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1064
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width10 km10 km
Attacker advanced3.2 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 226), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Coulmiers 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 Q570919, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Coulmiers, revision 1370109310, 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.