Battle of Sceaux

Battle of Sceaux
	; Saint-Cloud from German bombardment after the Battle of Châtillon
Date	October 13, 1870
Location	Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Result	Bavarian victory
Belligerents
French Republic	Kingdom of Bavaria
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Vinoy	Jakob von Hartmann
Units involved
Unknown	II Corps
Strength
25,000 men , 80 cannons	Unknown
Casualties and losses
400 casualties	Source 1 : 400 casualties; Source 2 : 10 officers and 860 soldiers casualties ; Source 3 : 388 casualties, including 10 officers

The Battle of Sceaux took place during the Franco-Prussian War on October 13, 1870.^[2] In this battle, the German army under the command of General Jakob von Hartmann repelled the French army 's siege when Paris was under German siege,^[3] causing the French army heavy losses. Several other French breakthroughs in late 1870 were also broken by the Germans.^[3]

^ Geoffrey Wawro, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871, Page 254
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tony Jacques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, Page 96
^ ^a ^b ^c "Paris and environs with routes from London to Paris; handbook for travellers"
^ ^a ^b August Niemann, The French Campaign, 1870-1871: Military Description (1872), Page 293
^ ^a ^b "The siege operations in the campaign against France, 1870-71."

[geoffreywaw-1] Geoffrey Wawro, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871, Page 254

[tonyjacquestr96-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tony Jacques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, Page 96

[parisand-3] "Paris and environs with routes from London to Paris; handbook for travellers"

[augustnieman-4] August Niemann, The French Campaign, 1870-1871: Military Description (1872), Page 293

[vayhamparis-5] "The siege operations in the campaign against France, 1870-71."

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