Battle of Beaumont

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The Battle of Beaumont was a Franco-Prussian War engagement on 30 August 1870 in which Prussian forces defeated the French, helping set the stage for the decisive Battle of Sedan.

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Battle of Beaumont canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Beaumont-en-Argonne ⓘ
belligerent French Army of Châlons ⓘ
German forces ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

North German Confederation ⓘ
Second French Empire ⓘ
campaign Sedan campaign ⓘ
linked to: Sedan
commander Albert of Saxony ⓘ
Albrecht, Crown Prince of Saxony ⓘ
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ⓘ
Patrice de MacMahon ⓘ
conflict Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
countryAtTime Second French Empire ⓘ
date 30 August 1870 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Sedan ⓘ
location Ardennes ⓘ
linked to: Ardennes region

Beaumont-en-Argonne ⓘ
France ⓘ
opponent French forces ⓘ
Prussian forces ⓘ
partOf Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Gravelotte ⓘ
result Prussian victory ⓘ
significance helped set the stage for the decisive Battle of Sedan ⓘ
strategicConsequence contributed to encirclement of the French Army of Châlons ⓘ
enabled German forces to push MacMahon’s army toward Sedan ⓘ
theatre Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
year 1870 ⓘ

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Battle of Sedan (1870) → precededBy → Battle of Beaumont ⓘ