Battle of Chevilly

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Battle of Chevilly
Part of the Siege of Paris and the Franco-Prussian War
DateSeptember 30, 1870[1]
Location
Chevilly, France
48°45′59″N 2°21′12″E / 48.7663°N 2.3533°E / 48.7663; 2.3533Coordinates: 48°45′59″N 2°21′12″E / 48.7663°N 2.3533°E / 48.7663; 2.3533
Result German victory[2]
Belligerents

 North German Confederation

 France
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Prussia Wilhelm von Tümpling[3] Joseph Vinoy[3]
Strength
Portions from the VI Corps[4] 20,000 Infantry [1]
Casualties and losses
441[3] 2,120[3]

The Battle of Chevilly was fought during the siege of Paris. The battle was the second French sortie from Paris against the German armies. On 30 September 1870 General Joseph Vinoy attacked the Prussian VI Corps at Chevilly and was easily repulsed.

The Prussian VI Corps commanded by General Von Trumpling[2][3] repulsed an attempt by the French army from Paris led by General Joseph Vinoy; The French army in the battle suffered greater losses than the Prussian army.[5]

General Vinoy - who commanded a corps includes all regular forces finally of France during the war , has conducted an "attack reconnaissance" nonsense on the left bank of the Seine on September 30, 1870: with Twenty thousand men, under the cannons of the fortresses of Bicêtre and Ivry, he proceeded to raid the villages of L'Hay, Chevilly and Thiaïs. The Prussian VI Corps had no difficulty crushing and forcing Vinoy's forces to flee in chaos.[1][2] Due to large losses, the French requested a ceasefire for burialmartyrs and sending wounded soldiers to the rear.[6]

Two weeks after the defeat at the Battle of Chevilly, Vinoy launched another siege on October 13, 1870 in the Battle of Châtillon, which also ended with the defeat of the French.[7]


References[]

  1. ^ a b c Michael Howard, Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 1870-1871, Revised Edition, Page 332
  2. ^ a b c Franco-Prussian War: Siege of Paris
  3. ^ a b c d e "Dictionary of battles from the earliest date to the present time"
  4. ^ "With the royal headquarters in 1870-71"
  5. ^ "The Franco-German war of 1870-71"
  6. ^ , The war diary of the Emperor Frederick III, 1870-1871, Page 143
  7. ^ Tony Jacques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E, Page 96
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