Battle of Nuits Saint Georges

Battle of Nuits Saint Georges
	Part of Franco-Prussian War
Date	December 18, 1870
Location	Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte-d'Or, France
Result	German victory
Belligerents
French Republic	North German Confederation Prussia; Baden
Commanders and leaders
Camille Crémer	August von Werder; Adolf von Glümer (WIA)
Strength
10,000–19,000 troops	2 Brigades
Casualties and losses
Many officers and 1,000+ soldiers killed, 700 people captured, many rifle and ammunition stores, 4 artillery trucks , 3 ammunition carts along with many weapons and costumes were seized	54 officers and 880 soldiers were killed and wounded

The Battle of Nuits-Saint-Georges was a battle in the Franco-Prussian War,^[4] which took place on December 18, 1870.^[12] In this battle, the Baden Division of Germany commanded by General Adolf von Glümer and the XIV Legion under the command of General August von Werder,^[13] took Nuits from a French force led by General Camille Crémer,^[10] forced the French army to withdraw overnight with heavy losses for both sides.^[11] Glümer himself was also slightly wounded in this engagement, while the French lost much of their equipment to the German army.^[7]^[14] Crémer is credited with fighting with great courage in this battle, but the quality of his overall leadership has been questioned.^[15]

^ Daily News (London), Daily News, London, The war correspondence of the Daily news, 1870, Page 69
^ Albert Seaton, The Army of the German Empire 1870-88, trang 14
^ E. J. Hoffschmidt, German Army, Navy uniforms and insignia: 1871-1918, Page 21
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Tony Jacques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O, trang 742
^ "Journals of Field-Marshall Count von Blumenthal for 1866 and 1870-71;"
^ "Men who have made the new German empire. A series of brief biographic sketches"
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Edmund Ollier, Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870-1871, Page 69
^ Michael Howard, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France, 1870-1871, Page 410
^ "The Franco-German war of 1870-71"
^ ^a ^b "The annual register"
^ ^a ^b "A history of the modern world, 1815-1910"
^ "Corps auxiliaires créés pendant la guerre 1870-1871"
^ Michael Howard, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France, 1870-1871, Pages 407-411.
^ Jasper Godwin Ridley, Garibaldi, trang 610
^ "The German-French war of 1870 and its consequences upon future civilization"

[1] Daily News (London), Daily News, London, The war correspondence of the Daily news, 1870, Page 69

[2] Albert Seaton, The Army of the German Empire 1870-88, trang 14

[3] E. J. Hoffschmidt, German Army, Navy uniforms and insignia: 1871-1918, Page 21

[tonyjacques742-4] Tony Jacques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O, trang 742

[5] "Journals of Field-Marshall Count von Blumenthal for 1866 and 1870-71;"

[dequocduc-6] "Men who have made the new German empire. A series of brief biographic sketches"

[edmundollier-7] Edmund Ollier, Cassell's history of the war between France and Germany, 1870-1871, Page 69

[8] Michael Howard, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France, 1870-1871, Page 410

[chientranhpd-9] "The Franco-German war of 1870-71"

[annualregist-10] "The annual register"

[candailicsu-11] "A history of the modern world, 1815-1910"

[12] "Corps auxiliaires créés pendant la guerre 1870-1871"

[mihcealhoward-13] Michael Howard, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France, 1870-1871, Pages 407-411.

[14] Jasper Godwin Ridley, Garibaldi, trang 610

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

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