Battle of Buchy
| Battle of Buchy | |||||||
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| Part of Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Republic | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Guillaume Briand | August Karl von Goeben | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Garde Mobile | VIII Corps | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 – 13,000 troops of the Garde Mobile, 12,000 military reconnaissance Eclaireurs, 1 marine corps | 25,000 – 30,000 infantry | ||||||
| 25 – 30 artillery | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| "Heavy casualties", 400 people captured | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Buchy was fought during the Franco-Prussian War, on 4 December 1870, at Buchy, Seine-Maritime, France. During the battle, the VIII Corps of the Prussian Army, under the command of General of the Infantry August Karl von Goeben, suddenly attacked and defeated a French force under the command of General de Brigade Guillaume Briand. The French suffered heavy losses. After their victory at Buchy, German troops captured Rouen.