Battle of Reichshoffen

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The Battle of Reichshoffen, more commonly known as the Battle of Wörth, was a major early engagement of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated the French army under Marshal MacMahon.

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Battle of Reichshoffen canonical 1
Schlacht bei Reichshoffen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Wörth ⓘ
associatedWith Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia ⓘ
Patrice de MacMahon ⓘ
belligerent Grand Duchy of Baden ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
North German Confederation ⓘ
Second French Empire ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
cause German invasion of France in 1870 ⓘ
combatantSide French Empire vs. German coalition ⓘ
commander Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia ⓘ
General Leonhard von Blumenthal ⓘ
Patrice de MacMahon ⓘ
conflict Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
countryAtTime Second French Empire ⓘ
date 6 August 1870 ⓘ
era Franco-Prussian War era ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Prussian War
followedBy Battle of Sedan ⓘ
FrenchCasualties significantly higher than German casualties ⓘ
FrenchCommander Patrice de MacMahon ⓘ
FrenchForces French I Corps ⓘ
GermanCommander Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia ⓘ
Leonhard von Blumenthal ⓘ
GermanForces Bavarian corps ⓘ
linked to: Bavarian Army

Third Army of the North German Confederation ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
involvedUnit French cuirassiers ⓘ
linked to: French cavalry

Prussian infantry ⓘ
location near Reichshoffen, Alsace ⓘ
near Wörth, Alsace ⓘ
notableFor French cavalry charges ⓘ
early major engagement of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
effective use of German artillery ⓘ
heavy French casualties ⓘ
outcome French I Corps forced to retreat ⓘ
opened the way for German advance into northeastern France ⓘ
partOf Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Spicheren ⓘ
presentDayCountry France ⓘ
region Alsace ⓘ
result German victory ⓘ
decisive Prussian and German victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance contributed to collapse of French frontier defenses ⓘ
helped secure German operational initiative early in the war ⓘ
theatre Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement set-piece battle ⓘ
year 1870 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Wörth → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Reichshoffen ⓘ
Battle of Wörth → alsoKnownAs → Schlacht bei Reichshoffen ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Reichshoffen