Battle of Varize

Battle of Varize
Part of Franco-Prussian War

Memorial of the Battle
Date29 November 1870[1]
Location
Varize, Eure-et-Loir, France[2]
Result Bavarian Victory[1]
Belligerents
 French Republic  Bavaria
Commanders and leaders
Ernest de Lipowski[3] Ludwig von der Tann-Rathsamhausen[4]
Units involved
Franc-Tireur's[1] I Corps[5]
Casualties and losses
10 soldiers died, 37 were wounded, 100 were taken prisoner[6] 450 casualties[6]

The Battle of Varize[7] took place during the Franco-Prussian War[1] on 29 November 1870,[8] in Varize, on the river Conie.[2] In this battle, the First Bavarian Corps under the command of Lieutenant General Infantry Ludwig von der Tann attacked a guerrilla army franc-tireurs of the French Republic under the command of Colonel Ernest de Lipowski, and made them scatter.[1] Despite this, the defense at Varize enabled General Antoine Chanzy, commander of the French Army of Loire, to establish a defensive formation against the Prussian army under the direction of Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[2] With their victory at the Battle of Varize, Bavarian forces captured a number of well-equipped French guerrillas.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Pflugk-Harttung, Julius von (1914). The Franco-German War 1870-1871. G. Allen & Unwin, Limited. p. 408.
  2. ^ a b c Howard, Michael (2013-05-13). The Franco-Prussian War. p. 408. doi:10.4324/9780203820834. ISBN 9780203820834.
  3. ^ Harper's Weekly, Volume 41, Page 448
  4. ^ Fritz August Hoenig, Die entscheidenden tage von Orléans im herbst 1870, Pages 18-19.
  5. ^ "The Franco-German War, 1870-1871 ..." Printed under the superintendence of H.M . Stationery Off. November 2, 1880 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference streffleursmilitaryze was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ von Xylander ), Rudolf (1911). Geschichte des 1. Feldartillerie-Regiments Prinz-Regent Luitpold: Bd. 1824-1911 (in German). E.S. Mittler. p. VIII.
  8. ^ Biographieen der in dem Kreige gegen Frankreich gefallenen Offiziere der Baverischen Armee: auf Allerhöchsten Befehl Sr. Majestät des Königs Ludwig II. von Bayern von Kameraden der Geleibenen verfasst, Page 106