battle, nineteenth century

Siege of Rocroi

Name: Siege of Rocroi
Location: Rocroi, France

Siege of Rocroi was a battle fought in 1871 at Rocroi, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Rocroi. The recorded result: German Victory.

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Fought1871

WhereRocroi, France49.925N, 4.521E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeGerman Victory

BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstNorth German Confederation; Prussia

Record

Date	1871 (year precision) to 1871
Place	Rocroi, France 49.925N, 4.521E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	150–160 soldiers and 120 artillery soldiers and engineers	5 infantry battalions, 2 hussar divisions, 6 field guns and 1 company of engineers
Casualties and losses	8 officers and 300 soldiers were captured 1 flag frame, many weapons, food and ammunition, along with 72 heavy artillery were captured	Unknown

Placed at Rocroi; 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

Battle of Rocroi 1643, 0.8 km SE
Siege of Mézières 1521, 23 km SE
Siege of Givet 1815, 31 km NE
Battle of La Horgne 1940, 35 km S
Battle of Walcourt 1689, 37 km N

Elsewhere in 1871

Siege of Rocroi 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 Q10751250, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Rocroi, revision 1370744807, 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.