Siege of Verdun (1870)

Siege of Verdun
	Part of Franco-Prussian War
Date	13 October — 8 November 1870
Location	Verdun, Meuse, France
Result	German victory
Belligerents
French Republic	North German Confederation Prussia; Saxony;
Commanders and leaders
Guérin de Waldersbach; General Marnier	Unknown
Strength
1,500 regulars (including 50 artillerymen), 2,000 Infantry part of the Garde Mobile and 1,400 National Guardsmen, 20 mortars, 2 mortars and 90 cannons	15,000 Infantry and 140 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
French garrison (except national guard), captured	Unknown

The siege of Verdun was a battle fought in France during the Franco-Prussian War^[8]^[9] from 13 October until 8 November 1870.

The siege was launched by the Legion of Saxony. After fierce resistance by the French army at the fortress of Verdun (longer resistance than any other French fortress), the siege ended with Verdun taking the lead with German Army goods.^[2]^[10]^[11] Verdun then became a fortress on the Franco-German border but surrendered to the German army in the Franco-Prussian War.^[12]^{[full citation needed]} The French artillery was noted to be effective during the siege.^[6]

^ Shackleton, Kevin R. (2017). Second to None: the Fighting 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. READHOWYOUWANT COM LTD. ISBN 978-1-5252-5831-2. OCLC 1004761482.
^ ^a ^b Ollier, Edmund (1871). Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870–1871.
^ Badsey, Stephen (2014-06-06). The Franco-Prussian War 1870–1871. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-4728-1016-8.
^ Simonds, Frank H. (2020-08-12). They Shall Not Pass. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 35. ISBN 978-3-7524-2417-1.
^ Neiberg, Michael S. (2003-12-04). Warfare and Society in Europe. p. 42. doi:10.4324/9780203643525. ISBN 9780429234576.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, Sir Randal Howland (1871). Modern War, or, The Campaigns of the First Prussian Army, 1870–71. Chapman and Hall. p. 298-300.
^ Moltke, Helmuth (November 2, 1901). "The Franco-German war of 1870–71". New York: Harper – via Internet Archive.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Anonymous, The Battle of Verdun 1914 to 1918, Kessinger Publishing Company
^ Tucker, Spencer (2005). World War I: A–D. ABC-CLIO. p. 1218.
^ The New York times current history: the European war. New York. 1917–1920. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Sowerwine, Charles (2009). France since 1870: Culture, Society and the Making of the Republic. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-230-57338-3. OCLC 636277454.
^ Hindenburg, Page 14

[1] Shackleton, Kevin R. (2017). Second to None: the Fighting 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. READHOWYOUWANT COM LTD. ISBN 978-1-5252-5831-2. OCLC 1004761482.

[edmundollier-2] Ollier, Edmund (1871). Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870–1871.

[3] Badsey, Stephen (2014-06-06). The Franco-Prussian War 1870–1871. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-4728-1016-8.

[4] Simonds, Frank H. (2020-08-12). They Shall Not Pass. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 35. ISBN 978-3-7524-2417-1.

[5] Neiberg, Michael S. (2003-12-04). Warfare and Society in Europe. p. 42. doi:10.4324/9780203643525. ISBN 9780429234576.

[randalhowland2-6] Roberts, Sir Randal Howland (1871). Modern War, or, The Campaigns of the First Prussian Army, 1870–71. Chapman and Hall. p. 298-300.

[chientranhphapduc-7] Moltke, Helmuth (November 2, 1901). "The Franco-German war of 1870–71". New York: Harper – via Internet Archive.

[kessingeranomy-8] Anonymous, The Battle of Verdun 1914 to 1918, Kessinger Publishing Company

[9] Tucker, Spencer (2005). World War I: A–D. ABC-CLIO. p. 1218.

[10] The New York times current history: the European war. New York. 1917–1920. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[11] Sowerwine, Charles (2009). France since 1870: Culture, Society and the Making of the Republic. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-230-57338-3. OCLC 636277454.

[12] Hindenburg, Page 14

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