Siege of Montmédy
| Siege of Montmédy | |||||||
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| Part of Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
The citadel of Montmédy | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Republic | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Genie Tessier General Reboul |
Georg von Kameke Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | Division Infantry No. 14 | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| More than 3,000 troops, 65 cannons | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 30 – 40 killed, 50–60 wounded, 3,000 captured, 65 artillery, many gun stores, Prussian prisoners (including 24 officers and 237 soldiers) were freed | Unknown killed, 12 injured | ||||||
The siege of Montmédy was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War at the small commune of Montmédy, in the Meuse, it was besieged by the army of the German coalition. Defended by the 57th Line Infantry Regiment, the Garde Mobile and elements of other units, it surrendered on December 14, 1870.