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Battle of Spicheren

Index Battle of Spicheren

The Battle of Spicheren, also known as the Battle of Forbach, was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War. [1]

43 relations: Battle of Borny–Colombey, Bugle call, Charles Auguste Frossard, Chassepot, Constantin von Alvensleben, Edmond Le Bœuf, Forbach, François Achille Bazaine, Franco-Prussian War, Georg von Kameke, George Francis Robert Henderson, Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine, Guards Corps (German Empire), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Henri Jules Bataille, I Corps (German Empire), III Corps (German Empire), IV Corps (German Empire), IX Corps (German Empire), Jules de Laveaucoupet, Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, Kingdom of Prussia, Lower Moselle, Metz, Moselle, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–85), Province of Brandenburg, Province of Hohenzollern, Rhine, Saar (river), Saarbrücker Zeitung, Saarlouis, Second French Empire, Spicheren, Stiring-Wendel, Verdun, VII Corps (German Empire), VIII Corps (German Empire), X Corps (German Empire), XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps, 1. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 74, 14th Division (German Empire), 2. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 77.

Battle of Borny–Colombey

The Battle of Borny–Colombey (August 14, 1870) was a minor battle of the Franco–Prussian War.

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Bugle call

A bugle call is a short tune, originating as a military signal announcing scheduled and certain non-scheduled events on a military installation, battlefield, or ship.

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Charles Auguste Frossard

Charles Auguste Frossard (26 April 1807 – 25 August 1875) was a French general.

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Chassepot

The Chassepot, officially known as Fusil modèle 1866, was a bolt action military breechloading rifle, famous as the arm of the French forces in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871.

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Constantin von Alvensleben

Reimar Constantin von Alvensleben (26 August 1809 – 28 March 1892) was a Prussian (and later Imperial German) general.

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Edmond Le Bœuf

Edmond Leboeuf (5 November 1809 – 7 June 1888) was a marshal of France.

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Forbach

Forbach (Lorraine Franconian: Fuerboch, Forbach) is a commune in the department of Moselle in the northeastern French Region of Grand Est.

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François Achille Bazaine

François Achille Bazaine (13 February 181123 September 1888) was an officer of the French army.

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Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War (Deutsch-Französischer Krieg, Guerre franco-allemande), often referred to in France as the War of 1870 (19 July 1871) or in Germany as 70/71, was a conflict between the Second French Empire of Napoleon III and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Georg von Kameke

Arnold Karl Georg von Kameke (14 April 1817, in Pasewalk – 12 October 1893, in Berlin) was a Prussian General of the Infantry and Minister of War.

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George Francis Robert Henderson

Colonel George Francis Robert Henderson, CB (1854–1903) was a British soldier and military author.

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Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine

The Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine (Großherzogtum Niederrhein), or simply known as the Lower Rhine Province (Provinz Niederrhein), was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and existed from 1815 to 1822.

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Guards Corps (German Empire)

The Guards Corps / GK (Gardekorps) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. The Corps was headquartered in Berlin, with its units garrisoned in the city and nearby towns (Potsdam, Jüterbog, Döberitz).

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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (26 October 1800, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 24 April 1891, Berlin) was a German Field Marshal.

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Henri Jules Bataille

Henri Jules Bataille (6 September 1816, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Isère – 10 January 1882, Paris) was a nineteenth-century French soldier.

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I Corps (German Empire)

The I Army Corps / I AK (I.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. It was established with headquarters in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia).

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III Corps (German Empire)

The III Army Corps / III AK (III.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th century to World War I. It was established in 1814 as the General Headquarters in Berlin (Generalkommando in Berlin) and became the III Army Corps on 3 April 1820.

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IV Corps (German Empire)

The IV Army Corps / IV AK (IV.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. It was established on 3 October 1815 as the General Command in the Duchy of Saxony (Generalkommando im Herzogtum Sachsen) and became the IV Army Corps on August 30, 1818.

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IX Corps (German Empire)

The IX Army Corps / IX AK (IX.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and German Armies before and during World War I. IX Corps was one of three formed in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War (the others being X Corps and XI Corps).

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Jules de Laveaucoupet

Sylvain-François Jules Merle de la Brugière, comte de Laveaucoupet (28 April 1806 in Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois, Creuse – 18 May 1892) was a French general.

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Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (27 December 1796 – 2 August 1877) was a German Generalfeldmarschall.

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Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.

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Lower Moselle

The Lower Moselle (Untermosel or Terrassenmosel) is the name given to the lower reaches of the Moselle river - just under 100 kilometres long - in Germany between Pünderich and the Moselle's confluence with the Rhine at Koblenz.

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Metz

Metz (Lorraine Franconian pronunciation) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.

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Moselle

The Moselle (la Moselle,; Mosel; Musel) is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg, and Germany.

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Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–85)

Prince Friedrich Carl Nicolaus of Prussia (20 March 1828 – 15 June 1885) was the son of Prince Charles of Prussia (1801–1883) and his wife, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808–1877).

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Province of Brandenburg

The Province of Brandenburg (Provinz Brandenburg) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1945, from 1871 within the German Reich.

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Province of Hohenzollern

The Province of Hohenzollern (Provinz Hohenzollern) or the Hohenzollern Lands (Hohenzollernsche Lande) was a de facto province of the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine (Rhenus, Rein, Rhein, le Rhin,, Italiano: Reno, Rijn) is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows through the German Rhineland and the Netherlands and eventually empties into the North Sea.

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Saar (river)

The Saar (Sarre; Saar) is a river in northeastern France and western Germany, and a right tributary of the Moselle.

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Saarbrücker Zeitung

The (SZ) is a daily (except Sundays) newspaper published in Saarland, Germany.

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Saarlouis

Saarlouis (Sarrelouis) is a city in the Saarland, Germany, capital of the district of Saarlouis.

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Second French Empire

The French Second Empire (Second Empire) was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.

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Spicheren

Spicheren is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Stiring-Wendel

Stiring-Wendel (Lorraine Franconian: Stiringe, German Stieringen-Wendel) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, wedged between Forbach, Schœneck, Spicheren and Saarbrücken.

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Verdun

Verdun (official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a small city in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

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VII Corps (German Empire)

The VII Army Corps / VII AK (VII.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. Originating in 1815 as the General Command for the Province of Westphalia, the headquarters was in Münster and its catchment area was the Province of Westphalia and the Principalities of Lippe and Schaumburg-Lippe.

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VIII Corps (German Empire)

The VIII Army Corps / VIII AK (VIII.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. Originating on 21 June 1815 as the General Command for the Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine and established on 3 April 1820 as VIII Corps.

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X Corps (German Empire)

The X Army Corps / X AK (X.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and German Armies before and during World War I. X Corps was one of three formed in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War (the others being IX Corps and XI Corps).

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XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps

The XII (1st Royal Saxon) Army Corps / XII AK (XII.) was a Saxon corps level command of the Saxon and German Armies before and during World War I. The Corps was formed as the Royal Saxon Corps on 1 April 1867 and headquartered in Dresden.

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1. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 74

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14th Division (German Empire)

The 14th Division (14. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.

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2. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 77

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Redirects here:

Battle of Forbach, Battle of Forbach-Spicheren, Battle of spicheren.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spicheren

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