Siege of Lichtenberg

Siege of Lichtenberg
	Part of Franco-Prussian War
	; „Die Berennung von Lichtenberg“, oil on canvas by Karl Albert von Schott
Date	August 9–10, 1870
Location	Lichtenberg Castle, Alsace, France
Result	German Victory
Belligerents
French Empire	North German Confederation Prussia; Württemberg;
Commanders and leaders
Second Lieutenant Archer	Hugo von Obernitz; Hermann von Hügel
Strength
30 officers and 280 soldiers	2 Jäger battalions; 2 infantry companies; 3 artillery batteries; 1/2 cavalry squadron; pioneer detachment
Casualties and losses
10 men killed and 27 wounded, the rest were captured,; 4 cannons, 3 howitzers, 204 Chassepot rifles, many shells and muskets as well as many reserves seized	2 officers and 36 soldiers killed or wounded (of whom 12 were killed and 24 wounded)

The siege of Lichtenberg was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War that took place on August 9 to 10 in 1870 at Lichtenberg Castle between the French and the German (Prussian and Württembergian) troops. After a brief but fierce shelling a German force under the command of Generalmajor Hermann Freiherr von Hügel, part of the Württemberg Division (Generalleutnant Hugo von Obernitz) and the Third Army (Crown Prince Frederick William) forced the surrender of the French garrison of Lichtenberg under the command of Second Lieutenant Archer (of the 96th Infantry Regiment). In addition to Lichtenberg, in a single period in August 1870, the German army also defeated the French fortresses of La Petite-Pierre, Marsal and Vitry-le-François.