Battle of Nompatelize

Battle of Nompatelize
	; Battle Map
Date	6 October 1870
Location	Between Étival-Clairefontaine and Nompatelize, Vosges, France
Result	German Victory
Belligerents
French Republic	North German Confederation Prussia; Baden
Commanders and leaders
Louis-François Dupré (WIA)	Alfred von Degenfeld
Strength
10,000-12,000 men	6,000-10,000 men
Casualties and losses
900 killed or wounded; 600 captured	500 killed or wounded

The Battle of Nompatelize,^[9]^[10] also known as the Battle of Etival,^[11] was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War on 6 October 1870,^[1]^[12] between Etival and Nompatelize in the province of Vosges from Strasbourg 64 km southwest.^[3] This battle marked the first major crackdown of franc-tireur operations in the Vosges region by the XIV Corps of the Prussians by Minister August von Werder in early October 1870.^[4] In matches fiercely this,^[13] A force of the Army of Rhône of the French Republic under the command of General Louis-François Dupré, who predominated to markedly document in terms of troop numbers,^[6] and attacked 6 infantry battalions of the Grand Duchy of Baden under the command of General Alfred von Degenfeld which were part of the XIV Corps,^[4] but were defeated.^[6] Compared to the casualties of the German military, the losses of the French side in this battle were much greater (of which nearly 600 officers and soldiers were taken prisoner).^[1] After seven hours of fighting,^[7] the French were forced to flee in turmoil to Bruyeres and the Rambervillers.^[6] The Battle of Etival contributed to General Werder wiping out the French from Alsace.^[14]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The French Campaign, 1870–1871: Military Description"
^ "Répertoire méthodique de l'histoire moderne et contemporaine de la France..."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E, Page 342
^ ^a ^b ^c "Men who have made the new German empire. A series of brief biographic sketches"
^ "The Franco-German War of 1870—71" (Helmuth Von Moltke).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Edmund Ollier, Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870-1871, Page 370-372.
^ ^a ^b "The Franco-German War, 1870-1871..."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bodart 1908, p. 558.
^ Eugène Désiré Édouard Sergent, L'armée de l'Est: relation anecdotique de la campagne de 1870–71, d'après de nombreux témoignages oculaires et de nouveaux documents, Volume 1, Page 83
^ Revue des eaux et forêts, Episode 44, Page 187
^ Johann Friedrich ¬von Cotta, Allgemeine Zeitung München, Page 3,503
^ "The War for the Rhine Frontier, 1870: Its Political and Military History"
^ "La grande guerre sur le front occidental"
^ "The German-French war of 1870 and its consequences upon future civilization"

[chiendichnuocphapnam1870-1] "The French Campaign, 1870–1871: Military Description"

[2] "Répertoire méthodique de l'histoire moderne et contemporaine de la France..."

[tonykaquestrang342-3] Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E, Page 342

[nguoimotdequocducmoi-4] "Men who have made the new German empire. A series of brief biographic sketches"

[thongchehlemuithmoltke-5] "The Franco-German War of 1870—71" (Helmuth Von Moltke).

[edmundolliertrang370-6] Edmund Ollier, Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870-1871, Page 370-372.

[Chientranhphapduc18701871-7] "The Franco-German War, 1870-1871..."

[FOOTNOTEBodart1908558-8] Bodart 1908, p. 558.

[9] Eugène Désiré Édouard Sergent, L'armée de l'Est: relation anecdotique de la campagne de 1870–71, d'après de nombreux témoignages oculaires et de nouveaux documents, Volume 1, Page 83

[10] Revue des eaux et forêts, Episode 44, Page 187

[11] Johann Friedrich ¬von Cotta, Allgemeine Zeitung München, Page 3,503

[cuocchientrongsongrhine-12] "The War for the Rhine Frontier, 1870: Its Political and Military History"

[13] "La grande guerre sur le front occidental"

[14] "The German-French war of 1870 and its consequences upon future civilization"

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