Battle of Buzancy

Battle of Buzancy
	Part of Franco-Prussian War
	; Battle of Buzancy (painting by Fritz von Uhde, c. 1895)
Date	27 August 1870
Location	Buzancy, Ardennes, France
Result	German Victory, French army stationed wiped out.;
Belligerents
French Empire	North German Confederation Prussia; Saxony;
Commanders and leaders
Patrice de MacMahon; Pierre Louis Charles de Failly	Friedrich Senfft von Pilsach
Units involved
V Army	XVII Corps
Strength
Regiment Chasseur 12 of Corps No. 5	3rd Cavalry Regiment ( Saxony ), a cavalry squadron of the 18th Uhlan Regiment and the Zwinker battery
Casualties and losses
Unknown killed and wounded, 12 cavalrymen and Major de la Porte captured	Unknown killed, 32 soldiers and 27 warhorses wounded; 2 captains wounded

Battle of Buzancy^[10] was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War^[1] which took place on 27 August 1870 in Buzancy, France^[9]^[2] between the French Empire and the combined German forces of Prussia and Saxony. The midfield force of the 24th Brigade (under the command of Major General Friedrich Senfft von Pilsach ) of a division Saxon cavalry of the Maas Army of the Prussian army^[1]^[11]^[12] won a victory over the Cavalry Regiment. 12th Chasseur light infantry of the V Army of the French Empire under the command of General Pierre Louis Charles de Failly.^[7]^[9] Taken by surprise in this cavalry battle,^[13] the French formation was torn apart and almost completely annihilated.^[6] On the Prussian - German side, the captains of the two cavalry squadrons involved in the battle were wounded.^[7] The defeat at Buzancy forced the retreat of the French cavalry squadrons, and the Battle of Buzancy is arguably the most characteristic cavalry and artillery clash of the war.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c Michael Howard, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France, 1870-1871, page 196
^ ^a ^b Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Collected Works, Episode 22, Page 74
^ "The War of 1870: Events and Incidents of the Battle-fields"
^ Robert Vaughan, The British Quarterly Review, Episodes 53-54, page 108
^ ^a ^b "The War for the Rhine Frontier, 1870: Its Political and Military History"
^ ^a ^b ^c Edmund Ollier, Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870-1871, Page 77
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Guns and cavalry: their performances in the past and their prospects in the future"
^ Rand McNally and Company, The Victors, Page 90
^ ^a ^b ^c Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E, Page 177
^ Kunst und Kunstmarkt, page 519
^ "A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library"
^ Friedrich Dörr, Der deutsche Krieg gegen Frankreich im Jahre 1870: auf Grund amtlicher und anderer zuverlässiger Quellen, Episode 2, Page 119
^ "Men who have made the new German empire. A series of brief biographic sketches"

[michaelhowardtr196-1] Michael Howard, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France, 1870-1871, page 196

[karlmarxfriedrich-2] Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Collected Works, Episode 22, Page 74

[cacchiendiachientranh-3] "The War of 1870: Events and Incidents of the Battle-fields"

[4] Robert Vaughan, The British Quarterly Review, Episodes 53-54, page 108

[cuocchiensongrhine-5] "The War for the Rhine Frontier, 1870: Its Political and Military History"

[edmundolliercassel-6] Edmund Ollier, Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870-1871, Page 77

[Cackhauphaovakybinh-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Guns and cavalry: their performances in the past and their prospects in the future"

[8] Rand McNally and Company, The Victors, Page 90

[tonyjaquestra177-9] Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E, Page 177

[10] Kunst und Kunstmarkt, page 519

[historyofallnations-11] "A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library"

[12] Friedrich Dörr, Der deutsche Krieg gegen Frankreich im Jahre 1870: auf Grund amtlicher und anderer zuverlässiger Quellen, Episode 2, Page 119

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

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