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forces, including all of the artillery which had pulled back from the village, were reformed at nearby
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Prussians, coming under heavy French artillery fire, withdrew all bar 13 companies of infantry (1,200 men) from the village and awaited the assault. Opening fire at 200 paces, the French assaults were halted at the edge of the village, its roads now protected by barricades. The most successful
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Prussian fire. The French had lost heart for the
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and also held the element of surprise. With this in mind an attack was launched at 11.30am against the village which was protected only by a small walled churchyard and a six-foot wall along its south side, the French committed two brigades (6000 men) to this charge.
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Regiment which left 700 dead and wounded men on the field before breaking. Every one of
General Crouzat's staff officers were killed or wounded whilst encouraging the attack.
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battle is notable for demonstrating the fragility of a conscript army when faced with seasoned, regular troops even when numerically superior, and for the involvement of
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The Franco-Prussian War: The German
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Prussian troops barricading the streets of Beaune-la-Rolande
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1151:My Days of Adventure: The Fall of France, 1870–71
831:area to push aside the Prussian X Corps, led by
1274:Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905)
1011:Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians
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1277:(in German). Vienna and Leipzig: C. W. Stern
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753:Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande
195:854-1,000 killed or wounded
62:Canton of Beaune-la-Rolande
21:Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande
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1178:. Routledge. p. 121.
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819:. The recently appointed
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131:Commanders and leaders
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817:laying siege to Paris
190:Casualties and losses
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1337:Conflicts in 1870
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26:Part of the
1311: /
1109:Bodart 1908
728:2nd Orléans
703:1st Orléans
625:St. Quentin
603:Villersexel
533:Chateauneuf
383:Nompatelize
339:Noisseville
275:Lichtenberg
255:Wissembourg
250:SaarbrĂĽcken
1326:Categories
1021:References
1015:Iron Cross
989:Casualties
845:Pithiviers
807:Background
635:Pontarlier
478:Thionville
438:Le Bourget
413:Châteaudun
311:Gravelotte
295:Strasbourg
280:Phalsbourg
1281:31 August
1255:Obituary
919:Aftermath
763:, French
733:Beaugency
718:Villepion
708:Coulmiers
543:Beaugency
518:Villepion
458:Coulmiers
398:Châtillon
344:Bazeilles
260:Spicheren
1271:(1908).
997:painter
948:billeted
924:Analysis
823:and his
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792:painter
769:Prussian
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513:Villiers
488:Mézières
418:SĂ©lestat
388:Bellevue
378:Chevilly
361:Soissons
356:Montmédy
334:Beaumont
171:Strength
64:, France
57:Location
1296:48°04′N
952:bivouac
934:ossuary
829:Orléans
777:X Corps
765:General
738:Le Mans
615:Lisaine
609:Le Mans
593:Bapaume
588:PĂ©ronne
568:Epuisay
563:Longeau
553:VendĂ´me
528:Orléans
453:La Fère
448:Belfort
393:Artenay
324:Buzancy
110:Prussia
1299:2°26′E
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887:Zouave
867:Battle
860:Dreyse
620:Longwy
598:Rocroi
583:Hallue
558:Pesmes
508:Varize
498:Amiens
463:Havana
403:Verdun
373:Sceaux
329:Nouart
285:Marsal
270:Bitche
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70:Result
967:Sedan
578:Tours
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