The Battle of Spicheren, also known as the Battle of Forbach, was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War. The German victory compelled the French to withdraw...
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Franco-Prussian War (redirect from Battle of Sarrebruck)
extensively bombarded by the Prussian artillery. The Battle of Spicheren on 5 August was the second of three critical French defeats. Moltke had originally...
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the German border, lying next to the city of Saarbrücken. Communes of the Moselle department Battle of Spicheren "Répertoire national des élus: les maires"...
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Saarbrücken (category Districts of the Rhine Province)
Battle of Spicheren on 6 August 1870. Saarbrücken would remain the only German territory by French forces during the conflict. In 1909 the cities of Saarbrücken...
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and, following the course of battle, the Army of the Rhine retreated toward the fortress of Metz. After the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August, the German...
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François Achille Bazaine (category Honorary companions of the Order of the Bath)
the rest of the army, which left the corps at Spicheren unsupported, and ultimately lead to the French defeat at the ensuing Battle of Spicheren. When called...
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Curt von François (category History of Windhoek)
Huguenot ancestry. He was the son of Prussian general Bruno von François, who was killed in the battle of Spicheren. Curt's younger brother Hermann von...
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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the...
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August Karl von Goeben (category Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree)
energetic leading that contributed mainly to the victory at the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August, and von Goeben won the only laurels gained on the Prussian...
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Hermann von François (category Commanders of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus)
general and commander of the 27th Prussian Infantry Brigade [de] who was killed in action leading his men during the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August 1870....
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X Corps (German Empire) (category Corps of Germany in World War I)
the command of General von Voigts-Rhetz in several battles including the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, Battle of Spicheren, Siege of Metz, Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande...
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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (category Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary)
but only to its defeat and hasty retreat as far as Châlons. The Battle of Spicheren was not intended by Moltke, who wished to keep Bazaine's army on...
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Napoleon III (redirect from Napoleon III of france)
French army at the Battle of Spicheren in Lorraine. On 6 August, 140,000 Germans attacked 35,000 French soldiers at the Battle of Wörth; the French lost...
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George Francis Robert Henderson (category Companions of the Order of the Bath)
officers. His study on the Battle of Spicheren had been begun some years before. Then in 1898 appeared, as the result of eight years work, his masterpiece:...
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without instructions, hastily withdrew the elements of Army of the Rhine in Saarbrücken back to Spicheren and Forbach. Marshal MacMahon, now closest to Wissembourg...
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III Corps (German Empire) (category Corps of Germany in World War I)
including the Battle of Königgrätz. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the Corps joined the 2nd Army. It saw action in the battles of Spicheren, Mars-la-Tour...
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VII Corps (German Empire) (category Corps of Germany in World War I)
part of the 1st Army and fought in several battles and engagements, including the Battle of Spicheren, the Battle of Borny-Colombey, the Battle of Gravelotte...
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Albert von Barnekow (category Prussian military personnel of the Second Schleswig War)
War. The first battle involving the unit took place in the Battle of Spicheren, when he intervened with his division in the battle of his own accord as...
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5th Dragoon Regiment (France) (category Dragoon regiments of France)
the regiment was at the Battle of Ligny and the Battle of Waterloo. Spain 1823 Belgium 1831 Army of the Rhine (France): Spicheren, Borny, Rezonville, Noiseville...
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August 6 (redirect from 6th of the 8th)
Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a German victory. 1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive...
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1870 in France (category Years of the 19th century in France)
6 August Battle of Spicheren, near Saarbrücken: Prussian victory. Battle of Wörth: decisive Prussian victory. 14 August - Battle of Borny-Colombey: Prussian...
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all the wars and battles in which Brandenburg-Prussia and the Kingdom of Prussia were militarily engaged in before the founding of the German Empire...
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Forbach (category Communes of Moselle (department))
nearby Battle of Spicheren in August 1870, the town was occupied by German troops, and at the conclusion of the war annexed to Germany, forming part of the...
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74th (1st Hannover) Infantry (category Infantry regiments of the Prussian Army)
fought in the Franco-Prussian War and distinguished itself during the Battle of Spicheren. Later it served in World War I. After the war, when the German Imperial...
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2. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 77 (category Infantry regiments of the Prussian Army)
(1871 to 1918). Georg von Kameke, General of the Infantry, Prussian Minister of War (Colonel-in-Chief) List of Imperial German infantry regiments Becker...
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14th Division (German Empire) (category Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I)
of Spicheren, the Battle of Borny-Colombey (also called the Battle of Colombey-Nouilly), and the Battle of Gravelotte (also called the Battle of Gravelotte-St...
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Fort de Queuleu (category Fortifications of Metz)
Goeben after a Prussian general who had distinguished himself at the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August 1870. Immediate German construction focused on dispersing...
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5th Division (German Empire) (category Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I)
including the battles of Gitschin and Königgrätz. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the division saw action in the battles of Spicheren, Mars-la-Tour, Gravelotte...
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16th Division (German Empire) (category Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I)
Battle of Königgrätz. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the division fought in the Battle of Spicheren, the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, the Battle of...
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Henri Jules Bataille (category Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour)
forces in the war's opening battle, the Battle of Saarbrücken, on 2 August 1870. At the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August, Frossard placed Bataille's division...
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