Siege of Bitche

Siege of Bitche
Part of Franco-Prussian War

Bitche in 1870
DateAugust 8, 1870 to March 26, 1871[4]
Location
Bitche, Alsace, France[5][6]
Result German victory[7][8]
Belligerents
 French Empire[1]
 French Republic

 North German Confederation[2]

 Bavaria[3]
 German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Louis-Casimir Teyssier[9]
Geniès-Hippolyte Bousquet		 Prince Frederick Charles
Colonel Kohlermann[3]
Units involved
I Corps II Corps[10]
Strength
1,000 to 3,000 Infantry, 80 Cannons[3][10] 20,000
Casualties and losses
120 dead, Unknown wounded 23 dead, 62 wounded

The siege of Bitche was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War[11] initially caused by the German forces on August 8, 1870 to March 26, 1871, where the two nations would sign a armistice.[12] The siege was considered a brave siege[13] under the command of governor Louis-Casimir Teyssier,[9] and of the chief of the troops of the place: Geniès-Hippolyte Bousquet who both would be appointed lieutenant-colonels during the siege.

  1. ^ Stephen J. Lee, Aspects of European History, 1789-1980, trang 83: "Nền Đệ nhị Đế chế đã bị Đệ tam Cộng hòa thế chỗ vào tháng 9 năm 1870" (nguyên văn: "The Second Empire was replaced by the Third Republic in September 1870").
  2. ^ William J. Duiker, Jackson J. Spielvogel, The Essential World History, Volume 2: Since 1500, p. 481: "On January 18 1871, in the Room of Mirrors in the […] Palace of Versailles of Louis XIV, William was enthroned as Emperor (Kaiser ) of the Second German Empire (First was the Holy Roman Empire Middle Ages)".
  3. ^ a b c "The siege operations in the campaign against France, 1870-71."
  4. ^ Pierre Caron, Bibliographie des travaux publiés de 1866 à 1897 sur l'histoire de la France depuis 1789. (Publ., Soc. d'hist. mod.)., trang 439
  5. ^ Geoffrey Wawro, The Franco-Prussian War.the German Conquest of France in 1870-1871., trang 94
  6. ^ "The war for the Rhine frontier 1870, its political and military history, tr. by J.L. Needham"
  7. ^ "The true story of Alsace-Lorraine"
  8. ^ Stephen Badsey, The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, trang 35
  9. ^ a b Joachim-Marie-Jean-Jacques-Alexandre-Jules Ambert, Gaulois et Germains: récits militaires, Tập 1, các trang 420-421.
  10. ^ a b "The French campaign, 1870-1871. Military description" by A. Niemann. Tr. from the German by Colonel Edward Newdigate. Published 1872 by W. Mitchell & co. in London. Written in English.
  11. ^ Philippe Barbour, Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, France, original: "The fortified town of Bitche came under terrible siege in the Franco-Prussian War from 1870 to 1871 -those 200 days and more of desperate defence are considered to have been its finest hour".
  12. ^ Stephen Shann, French Army 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War (2): Republican Troops, trang 42
  13. ^ "The German War Book: Being "The Usages of War on Land"