The Battle of Beaumont on 30 August 1870 was won by Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War.
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Battle of Beaumont | |||||||
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Part of the Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() Gustav von Alvensleben Prince Georg of Saxony ![]() Ludwig Freiherr von der Tann |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,400 | 7,500 |
It was fought between the French V Corps under general Pierre Louis Charles de Failly, and IV Corps under general Constantin von Alvensleben, XII Corps under Prince Georg of Saxony along with the I Royal Bavarian Corps under general Ludwig Freiherr von der Tann. The French were surprised in their cantonments and driven back upon Mouzon, with losses of 7,500 men and 42 guns to the Germans' 3,400.[1][2]
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