Battle of Buchy | |||||||
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Part of Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Guillaume Briand[4] | August Karl von Goeben[5] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Garde Mobile | VIII Corps | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000 - 13,000 troops of the Garde Mobile, 12,000 military reconnaissance Eclaireurs, 1 marine corps[3] | 25,000 - 30,000 infantry | ||||||
25 - 30 artillery | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
"Heavy casualties", 400 people captured[5] | Unknown |
The Battle of Buchy[6][7] was fought during the Franco-Prussian War,[5] on 4 December 1870,[1] at Buchy, Seine-Maritime, France.[2] During the battle, the VIII Corps of the Prussian Army, under the command of General of the Infantry August Karl von Goeben,[5] suddenly attacked and defeated a French force under the command of General de Brigade Guillaume Briand.[4][3] The French suffered heavy losses. After their victory at Buchy, German troops captured Rouen.[5]
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