French Army of Châlons
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The French Army of Châlons was a major Imperial French field army in the Franco-Prussian War, whose encirclement and surrender at Sedan in 1870 led directly to the collapse of Napoleon III’s regime.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military unit
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Napoleon III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patrice de MacMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Sedan campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDefeat | encirclement by superior German forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Marshal Patrice de MacMahon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleon III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceOfDefeat | proclamation of the French Third Republic ⓘ |
| country | Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfSurrender | 1870-09-02 ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1870 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
attempted relief of Metz
ⓘ
campaign leading to the Battle of Sedan ⓘ operations along the Meuse River ⓘ retreat toward Sedan ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fate | dissolution after surrender at Sedan ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1870 ⓘ |
| garrison | Châlons-en-Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
collapse of Napoleon III’s regime
ⓘ
fall of the Second French Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Châlons-en-Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of Napoleon III at Sedan ⓘ |
| opponent |
Army of the Meuse (Prussia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian Third Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentAlliance | North German Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French forces on the Eastern Front of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| resultOfCampaign | encirclement at Sedan ⓘ |
| role | field operations against Prussian and German forces ⓘ |
| statusAfterSedan | captured ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to unite with forces at Metz ⓘ |
| surrenderedAt | Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo |
German forces
ⓘ
Prussian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | northeastern France ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | combined arms army ⓘ |
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