Battle of Weissenburg
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The Battle of Weissenburg was an 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces defeated the French, opening the way for further advances into France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Weissenburg canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Wissembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
German states of the North German Confederation
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
history of France
ⓘ
history of Germany ⓘ military history of Europe ⓘ |
| campaign | opening campaign of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| cause | Franco-Prussian tensions over German unification ⓘ |
| commander |
Abel Douay
NERFINISHED
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August von Werder NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jakob von Hartmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1870-08-04 ⓘ |
| datePrecision | day ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Spicheren
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Wörth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
French casualties
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German casualties ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | contributed to early German dominance in the war ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French I Corps
NERFINISHED
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Third Army of the German forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Weissenburg
NERFINISHED
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Wissembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of French General Abel Douay ⓘ |
| openedTheWayFor | German advance into France ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | mobilization of French and German armies in 1870 ⓘ |
| primaryCombatArm |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| region | Alsace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
German victory
ⓘ
Prussian and German victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | breach of French frontier defenses in Alsace ⓘ |
| theater | Franco-German border region ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | conventional land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1870 ⓘ |
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