Battle of Weissenburg

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The Battle of Weissenburg was an 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces defeated the French, opening the way for further advances into France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Wissembourg
belligerent German states of the North German Confederation
Grand Duchy of Baden
Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Second French Empire
belongsTo history of France
history of Germany
military history of Europe
campaign opening campaign of the Franco-Prussian War
cause Franco-Prussian tensions over German unification
commander Abel Douay
August von Werder
Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia
Jakob von Hartmann
conflict Franco-Prussian War
continent Europe
countryAtTime France
date 1870-08-04
datePrecision day
followedBy Battle of Spicheren
Battle of Wörth
front Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War
hasCasualties French casualties
German casualties
historicalOutcome contributed to early German dominance in the war
historicalPeriod 19th century
involvedUnit French I Corps
Third Army of the German forces
linked to: German Third Army
location Weissenburg
Wissembourg
notableEvent death of French General Abel Douay
openedTheWayFor German advance into France
partOf Franco-Prussian War
precededBy mobilization of French and German armies in 1870
primaryCombatArm artillery
cavalry
infantry
region Alsace
result German victory
Prussian and German victory
strategicSignificance breach of French frontier defenses in Alsace
theater Franco-German border region
typeOfWarfare conventional land battle
year 1870

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Battle of Wissembourg alsoKnownAs Battle of Weissenburg