Siege of Thionville (1870)

Siege of Thionville (1870)
Part of Franco-Prussian War

The Prussians entering the town of Thionville the day after the town surrendered
DateNovember 13[1] — November 24, 1870[2]
Location
Thionville, Moselle, France[3]
49°21′29.02″N 6°10′5.99″E / 49.3580611°N 6.1683306°E / 49.3580611; 6.1683306
Result German Victory[1]
Belligerents
 French Republic

 North German Confederation

Commanders and leaders
Maurice Turnier[4] Georg von Kameke[4]
Heinrich von Zastrow[5]
Units involved
French National Guard 14th Infantry Division
Strength
Unknown 13 Infantry Companies, 5 Artillery and 7 Engineers[1]
Casualties and losses
4,000 - 6,000 captured
200 - 250 cannons seized[1][6]		 Unknown
Siege of Thionville (1870) is located in France
Siege of Thionville (1870)
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Location within France

The siege of Thionville was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War which occurred in Thionville of the Moselle from November 13 to November 24, 1870. The small French garrison repulsed an attempted attack on August 14.[7] It was subjected to a blockade and then besieged from November 13. After the capitulation of Metz, on October 28, 1870, the Prussians move part of their powerful artillery to Thionville. Bombed from November 22, the square surrendered on November 24. The capture of Thionville and that of Montmédy a month later gave the Germans control of the railroad to the Picardy front.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d "The War for the Rhine Frontier, 1870: Its Political and Military History"
  2. ^ "Wars of the century and the development of military science"
  3. ^ "The siege operations in the campaign against France, 1870-71."
  4. ^ a b The French Campaign, 1870-1871: Military Description của August Niemann
  5. ^ Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z, Page 1014
  6. ^ Edmund Ollier, Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870-1871, Pages 494-495.
  7. ^ National cyclopaedia, The national cyclopædia of useful knowledge, Page 248
  8. ^ Wolfgang Foerster, Moltke, Page 306