Battle of Amiens 1870

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The Battle of Amiens (1870) was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in which Prussian forces defeated the French near the city of Amiens in northern France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Amiens 1870
surface form: Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (1870)
belligerent French Third Republic
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

North German Confederation
campaign Operations in northern France 1870–1871
commandedBy Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel (Prussian side)
Jean-Joseph Farre (French side)
commander Charles-Marie de Bréa
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
Jean-Joseph Farre
conflict Franco-Prussian War
country France
countryAtTime French Third Republic
date 1870-11-27
endDate 1870-11-27
engagementOf Franco-Prussian War in northern France
followedBy Battle of Hallue
hasCasualties French casualties
Prussian casualties
hasType land battle
historicalPeriod 19th century
location Amiens
France
Hauts-de-France
Somme River
surface form: Somme
near Amiens
surface form: city of Amiens
notableFor Prussian defeat of French Army of the North
opponentOf Army of the North
surface form: Army of the North (France)
outcome French retreat from Amiens
partOf Franco-Prussian War
Siege of Paris
surface form: Siege of Paris campaign
precededBy Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande
result Prussian victory
side French forces
Prussian forces
startDate 1870-11-27
strategicEffect secured Amiens for Prussian forces
weakened French attempts to relieve Paris
theatre Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War
year 1870

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Amiens, France wasSiteOf Battle of Amiens 1870
subject surface form: Amiens
Battle of Amiens 1870 alsoKnownAs Battle of Amiens 1870
subject surface form: Battle of Amiens (1870)
this entity surface form: Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (1870)