Battle of Sceaux

Battle of Sceaux

Saint-Cloud from German bombardment after the Battle of Châtillon
DateOctober 13, 1870[1]
Location
Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France[2]
Result Bavarian victory[3]
Belligerents
 French Republic  Kingdom of Bavaria
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Vinoy[2] Jakob von Hartmann[4]
Units involved
Unknown II Corps[5]
Strength
25,000 men, 80 cannons[2] Unknown
Casualties and losses
400 casualties[2]

Source 1 : 400 casualties[2]
Source 2 : 10 officers and 860 soldiers casualties [5]

Source 3 : 388 casualties, including 10 officers[4]

The Battle of Sceaux took place during the Franco-Prussian War on October 13, 1870.[2] In this battle, the German army under the command of General Jakob von Hartmann repelled the French army 's siege when Paris was under German siege,[3] causing the French army heavy losses. Several other French breakthroughs in late 1870 were also broken by the Germans.[3]

  1. ^ Geoffrey Wawro, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871, Page 254
  2. ^ a b c d e f Tony Jacques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, Page 96
  3. ^ a b c "Paris and environs with routes from London to Paris; handbook for travellers"
  4. ^ a b August Niemann, The French Campaign, 1870-1871: Military Description (1872), Page 293
  5. ^ a b "The siege operations in the campaign against France, 1870-71."