siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Longwy (1871)

Name: Siege of Longwy (1871)
Location: Longwy, France

Siege of Longwy (1871) was a siege conducted in 1871 at Longwy, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Longwy. The recorded result: German Victory.

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Fought1871

WhereLongwy, France49.520N, 5.761E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeGerman Victory.

BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstNorth German Confederation; Prussia; German Empire

Record

Date	1871 (year precision) to 1871
Place	Longwy, France 49.520N, 5.761E
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses	Nearly 4,000 people were captured, 200 artillery pieces and a number of military reserves were seized	9 people killed and 20 injured
Commanders	Georg von Kameke

Placed at Longwy; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Longwy (1792) 1792, same recorded site
Battle of Arlon 1793, 18 km N
Battle of Arlon 1794, 18 km N
Second Battle of Verdun 1917, 21 km SW
Siege of Montmédy 1870, 28 km W

Elsewhere in 1871

Siege of Longwy (1871) 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 Q10751236, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Longwy (1871), revision 1370743017, 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.