Date 30 August 1870 | Result German victory | |
3,400 soldiers 7,500 soldiers,42 guns Similar Franco‑Prussian War, Battle of Borny–Colombey, Battle of Amiens, Battle of Hallue, Battle of Coulmiers | ||
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The Battle of Beaumont on 30 August 1870 was won by Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War.
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- Military moments battle of beaumont hamel narrated by gordon pinsent
- Remembering the battle of beaumont hamel
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It was fought between Fifth French Corps d'Armee under General Pierre Louis Charles de Failly, and the IV and XII (Royal Saxon) Army Corps under Prince George of Saxony (the XII Army Corps was all-Saxon, while the IV Army Corps was a mix of regiments from Anhalt, Prussian Saxony and the Thuringian states) along with the I Royal Bavarian Corps under general Ludwig Freiherr von der Tann. The French were surprised in their cantonments and driven back upon Mouzon, with losses of 4,800 men and 42 guns to the Germans' 3,500.
Remembering the battle of beaumont hamel
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