Battle of Nuits Saint Georges | |||||||
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Part of Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic | Baden[1] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Camille Crémer[4][8] |
August von Werder[4] Adolf von Glümer (WIA)[4] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000–19,000 troops[9][10] | 2 Brigades[7] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Many officers and 1,000+ soldiers killed, 700 people captured, many rifle and ammunition stores, 4 artillery trucks , 3 ammunition carts along with many weapons and costumes were seized[7][11] | 54 officers and 880 soldiers were killed and wounded[7] |
The Battle of Nuits-Saint-Georges was a battle in the Franco-Prussian War,[4] which took place on December 18, 1870.[12] In this battle, the Baden Division of Germany commanded by General Adolf von Glümer and the XIV Legion under the command of General August von Werder,[13] took Nuits from a French force led by General Camille Crémer,[10] forced the French army to withdraw overnight with heavy losses for both sides.[11] Glümer himself was also slightly wounded in this engagement, while the French lost much of their equipment to the German army.[7][14] Crémer is credited with fighting with great courage in this battle, but the quality of his overall leadership has been questioned.[15]