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Fight at Pesmes

Fight at Pesmes was a battle fought on 16 December 1870 in what is now France; it lasted 2 days. The recorded result: German Victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 7 companies of the 25th Regiments, several Uhlans and heavy artillery.

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Fought16 December 1870lasted 2 days
WhereFrance47.278N, 5.566E
OutcomeGerman Victory
BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstNorth German Confederation; Prussia

Record

Date16 December 1870
to 18 December 1870
PlaceFrance
47.278N, 5.566E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthUnknown7 companies of the 25th Regiments, several Uhlans and heavy artillery
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Elsewhere in 1870

Fight at Pesmes 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 Q10761511, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pesmes, revision 1370271805, 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.