Battle of Dreux (1870)

Battle of Dreux (1870)
Part of Franco-Prussian War
Date17 November 1870[1]
Location
Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France[2]
Result German victory[1][3][4]
Belligerents
 French Republic

 North German Confederation

Commanders and leaders
Captain Keratry [3] Freidrich Franz II[5]
Strength
7,000 Infantry[5] 5,000 troops , 12 cannons[5]
Casualties and losses

Source 1 : 150 killed and wounded, 200 captured[5]

Source 2 : 200 killed and wounded (of whom 50 were captured)[6][7]

Source 1: 104 people killed and wounded [5]

Source 2: 50 casualties[6][7]

The Battle of Dreux was fought during the Franco-Prussian War, which took place on 17 November 1870. In this brief and drastic battle,[1][8] the Prussian army who was commanded by Grand Duke Freidrich Franz II beat the French army who was commanded by Captain Keratry who ordered across the frontline and forcing the French to hurriedly flee,[3] despite the numerical advantage of the French.[5] The primary importance of the Prussian victory over Dreux in strengthening the frontline to its farthest and to weaken the French further to continue the Siege of Paris, and facilitate Minister Ludwig von der Tann of Bavaria who coordinated with Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia to attack the French army under General Louis d'Aurelle de Paladines.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E, Page 314
  2. ^ "The "people's War" in France, 1870-1871"
  3. ^ a b c d The Nation: A Weekly Journal Devoted to Politics, Literature..., Volume 11, Page 341
  4. ^ "The German-French war of 1870 and its consequences upon future civilization"
  5. ^ a b c d e f Edmund Ollier, Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870-1871, Pages 514-515.
  6. ^ a b "The Franco-German War, 1870-1871..."
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference thongchemoltke was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Wilhelm Rüstow, The war for the Rhine frontier, 1870: Its political and military history, Volume 1, Episode 5