Battle of Noisseville

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The Battle of Noisseville was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in late August 1870 near Metz, where German forces repelled French attempts to break out of the besieged city, tightening the encirclement that led to later decisive defeats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bataille de Noisseville ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

North German Confederation ⓘ
Second French Empire ⓘ
campaign Metz campaign of 1870 ⓘ
commander Constantin von Alvensleben ⓘ
François Achille Bazaine ⓘ
Friedrich Karl of Prussia ⓘ
conflict Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
countryAtTimeOfBattle Second French Empire ⓘ
countryOfBattlefieldToday France ⓘ
date 1870-08-31 ⓘ
1870-09-01 ⓘ
effect contributed to continued siege of Metz ⓘ
helped lead to French surrender at Metz ⓘ
tightened German encirclement of Metz ⓘ
endDate 1870-09-01 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Bellevue ⓘ
FrenchCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 3600 killed and wounded ⓘ
FrenchForcesStrength approximately 120000 ⓘ
front Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
GermanCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 3500 killed and wounded ⓘ
GermanForcesStrength approximately 90000 ⓘ
historicalSignificance confirmed German control around Metz ⓘ
reduced French chances of relieving Metz ⓘ
involvedUnit French Army of the Rhine ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Rhine

German Second Army ⓘ
location France ⓘ
Moselle department ⓘ
Noisseville ⓘ
near Metz ⓘ
notableFeature fighting around villages east of Metz ⓘ
intense artillery duels ⓘ
outcome French breakout attempt repelled ⓘ
partOf Siege of Metz ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Gravelotte ⓘ
relatedEvent Siege of Metz ⓘ
Surrender of Metz ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Metz
result German victory ⓘ
startDate 1870-08-31 ⓘ
strategicObjectiveOfFrench break out from Metz ⓘ
strategicObjectiveOfGermans maintain encirclement of Metz ⓘ
tacticalNature French offensive, German defensive ⓘ

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Battle of Sedan (1870) → precededBy → Battle of Noisseville ⓘ
Siege of Metz → notableEngagement → Battle of Borny–Colombey ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Noisseville
Battle of Spicheren → followedBy → Battle of Borny–Colombey ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Noisseville
Battle of Noisseville → alsoKnownAs → Bataille de Noisseville ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Noisseville
Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War → hasPart → Battle of Noisseville ⓘ
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel → battle → Battle of Noisseville ⓘ