Battle of Buzenval | |||||||
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Part of the Siege of Paris and the Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
Defence of Longboyau's gate, château of Buzenval, 21 October 1870; painted by Alphonse de Neuville | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Wilhelm I |
Louis-Jules Trochu Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000-1,0000 infantry 3 divisional cavalry 94-120 fire cannon |
The (First) Battle of Buzenval was part of the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. The besieged troops in Paris, under the orders of General Louis Trochu, made a sortie in the direction of Versailles.
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