Battle of Wörth

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The Battle of Wörth was an 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated the French, contributing to the collapse of Napoleon III’s armies.

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Battle of Wörth canonical 3
Battle of Mars-la-Tour 1
Schlacht bei Wörth 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Reichshoffen
Battle of Reichshoffen
surface form: Schlacht bei Reichshoffen

Battle of Wörth
surface form: Schlacht bei Wörth
belligerent Grand Duchy of Baden
Kingdom of Bavaria
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Württemberg
North German Confederation
Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire
commander Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia
General August von Werder
General Jakob von Hartmann
Patrice de MacMahon
surface form: Marshal Patrice de MacMahon
conflict Franco-Prussian War
countryAtTime France
date 6 August 1870
followedBy Battle of Sedan (1870)
surface form: Battle of Sedan

Battle of Spicheren
FrenchArmy French I Corps
FrenchArmyCommander Patrice de MacMahon
surface form: Marshal Patrice de MacMahon
front Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War
GermanArmy Third Army of the North German Confederation
GermanArmyCommander Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia
historicalEra Franco-Prussian War era
historicalPeriod 19th century
impactOnLeader contributed to military downfall of Napoleon III
involvedLeader Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III
location Alsace
Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire

Wörth, Alsace
notableFeature French Chassepot rifle effectiveness at long range
German numerical superiority
heavy use of Prussian artillery
outcome French forces forced into retreat
loss of French positions in northern Alsace
significant French casualties
partOf Franco-Prussian War
precededBy Battle of Wissembourg
region Upper Rhine Plain
surface form: Upper Rhine region
result German victory
decisive Prussian and German victory
strategicEffect contributed to collapse of Napoleon III’s field armies
opened the way for German advance into northeastern France
theater German invasion of France in 1870
year 1870

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Franco-Prussian War majorBattle Battle of Wörth
Franco-Prussian War majorBattle Battle of Wörth
this entity surface form: Battle of Mars-la-Tour
Battle of Wörth alsoKnownAs Battle of Wörth
this entity surface form: Schlacht bei Wörth
Battle of Spicheren followedBy Battle of Wörth
Battle of Wissembourg followedBy Battle of Wörth