Battle of Chateauneuf | |||||||
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Part of Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic | Baden[2] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Camille Crémer[5] | General Keller[6] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000 soldiers , 8-10 artillery pieces[5] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 153 casualties[2] |
The Battle of Châteauneuf[7] was a battle in the Franco-Prussian War[8] that took place on December 3, 1870, at the Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Loire, France.[4] During this engagement, the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the Prussian army, which was a part of the Baden Division and was under the command of General Keller repelled an ambush of the French army under the command of General Camille Crémer.[2][9] The battle facilitated the Prussian army to continue its withdrawal from Autun.[4] The battle lasted for seven hours, and brought the Prussian army negligible losses, with 153 casualties.[2] However, the Germans viewed this engagement as one of their most glorious victories of the campaign.[4]
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