Battle of Beaumont

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The Battle of Beaumont was a Franco-Prussian War engagement on 30 August 1870 in which Prussian forces defeated the French, helping set the stage for the decisive Battle of Sedan.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Beaumont-en-Argonne
belligerent French Army of Châlons
German forces
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

North German Confederation
Second French Empire
campaign Sedan campaign
linked to: Sedan
commander Albert of Saxony
Albrecht, Crown Prince of Saxony
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Patrice de MacMahon
conflict Franco-Prussian War
countryAtTime Second French Empire
date 30 August 1870
followedBy Battle of Sedan
location Ardennes
linked to: Ardennes region

Beaumont-en-Argonne
France
opponent French forces
Prussian forces
partOf Franco-Prussian War
precededBy Battle of Gravelotte
result Prussian victory
significance helped set the stage for the decisive Battle of Sedan
strategicConsequence contributed to encirclement of the French Army of Châlons
enabled German forces to push MacMahon’s army toward Sedan
theatre Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War
year 1870

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Battle of Sedan (1870) precededBy Battle of Beaumont