Battle at Chevilly
| date | September 30, 1870 |
|---|---|
| place | Chevilly-Larue southwest of Paris France |
| output | German victory |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| VI. Army Corps | XIII. corps |
| losses | |
|
28 officers, 413 soldiers killed or wounded |
74 officers, 2,046 soldiers killed, wounded or captured |
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Franco-German War (1870–1871)
Weißenburg - Spichern - Wörth - Colombey - Strasbourg - Toul - Mars-la-Tour - Gravelotte - Metz - Beaumont - Noisseville - Sedan - Sceaux - Chevilly - Bellevue - Artenay - Châtillon - Châteaudun - Le Bourget - Coulmiers - Battle of Havana - Amiens - Beaune-la-Rolande - Villepion - Loigny and Poupry - Orléans - Villiers - Beaugency - Nuits - Hallue - Bapaume - Villersexel - Le Mans - Lisaine - Saint-Quentin - Buzenval - Paris - Belfort
The battle at Chevilly was part of the Franco-Prussian War and took place on September 30, 1870 during the siege of Paris . A strong failure attempt by regular French line troops on the southern fortification section of the city was completely repulsed by the German siege army.
Battle of September 30, 1870
On September 30, 1870, the French XIII. Corps under General Vinoy of Paris made a major sortie against the German occupation forces who had begun the siege of Paris a few days ago. The main attack was directed against the Silesian 12th Division of VI. Corps of General von Tümpling . At the same time the flanking units, the Prussian V Corps and a brigade from the XI. Corps facing west or south-west attacked by smaller units. The combat area stretched for several kilometers from Chevilly-Larue to Choisy-le-Roi .
The diversionary attacks were repulsed without great losses. The VI. Corps was able to hold its positions and the French had to withdraw into the city. The town of Chevilly was largely destroyed in the fighting. As a result of these failed attacks, the villages of Vitry-Villejuif and Cachan were heavily fortified by the Parisian troops.
Battle on November 28, 1870
On the night of 28 to 29 November 1870, the French 2nd Army of General Ducrot began as a distraction to the loss in Villiers-Champigny again an advance on Chevilly, in which they managed from the station Choisy-le-Roi on on the Paris - Orléans line for some time. During this battle, the place was again badly damaged and many civilian casualties were lost.
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Web links
- Battles & Leaders ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Chevilly . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 53, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 162.
- Choisy le Roi . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 4, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 60.
- Andreas Metzing: War Commemoration in France (1871-1914): Studies on the collective memory of the Franco-German War of 1870/71 . Dissertation 1995, University of Freiburg (PDF file; 1.39 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scheibert: The war between France and Germany, according to the Generalstabswerk, Pauli's successor, Berlin 1895, p. 173
- ^ After Andreas Metzing: War Commemoration in France (1871-1914): Studies on the collective memory of the Franco-German War of 1870/71 , page 32, this attack took place on November 30th