Battle of Beaumont

Battle of Beaumont
Part of the Franco-Prussian War
Date 30 August 1870 Location near Buzancy, France Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
Prussia Bavaria	France
Commanders and leaders
George of Saxony Ludwig Freiherr von der Tann	Pierre Louis Charles de Failly
Casualties and losses
3,500 soldiers	4,800 soldiers, 42 guns

For the 1794 battle, see Battle of Beaumont (1794).

The Battle of Beaumont on 30 August 1870 was won by Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War.

It was fought between Fifth French Corps d'Armee under General Pierre Louis Charles de Failly, and the IV and XII (Royal Saxon) Army Corps under Prince George of Saxony (the XII Army Corps was all-Saxon, while the IV Army Corps was a mix of regiments from Anhalt, Prussian Saxony and the Thuringian states) along with the I Royal Bavarian Corps under general Ludwig Freiherr von der Tann. The French were surprised in their cantonments and driven back upon Monzon, with losses of 4,800 men and 42 guns to the Germans' 3,500.

References

• George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).