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Battle of Longeau, the Glossary

The Battle of Longeau, was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War on 16 December 1870 in Longeau-Percey, near Dijon, France.^[1]

33 relations: Abatis, Armée de l'Est, August von Werder, Belfort, Besançon, Bourg, Haute-Marne, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charles-Denis Bourbaki, Cohons, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Dijon, Franco-Prussian War, French Third Republic, Haute-Marne, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Is-sur-Tille, Laferté-sur-Amance, Langres, List of Imperial German infantry regiments, Longeau-Percey, Marne (river), Metz, Neuilly-l'Évêque, Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, Prussian Army, Rampart (fortification), Selongey, Siege of Belfort, Verseilles-le-Bas, Verseilles-le-Haut, Vesoul, XIV Corps (German Empire), 3rd Division (German Empire).
December 1870 events

Abatis

An abatis, abattis, or abbattis is a field fortification consisting of an obstacle formed (in the modern era) of the branches of trees laid in a row, with the sharpened tops directed outwards, towards the enemy.

See Battle of Longeau and Abatis

Armée de l'Est

The Armée de l'Est (Army of the East; German - Ostarmee; also Second Loire Army; nicknamed the 'Bourbaki army' after its first commander General Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki) was a French army which took part in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71.

See Battle of Longeau and Armée de l'Est

August von Werder

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich August Leopold Graf von Werder (12 September 1808 – 12 September 1887) was a Prussian general.

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Belfort

Belfort (archaic Beffert, Beffort) is a city in northeastern France, situated approximately from the Swiss border.

See Battle of Longeau and Belfort

Besançon

Besançon (archaic Bisanz; Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

See Battle of Longeau and Besançon

Bourg, Haute-Marne

Bourg is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in northeastern France.

See Battle of Longeau and Bourg, Haute-Marne

Chalon-sur-Saône

Chalon-sur-Saône (literally Chalon on Saône) is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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Charles-Denis Bourbaki

Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki (22 April 1816, Pau – 22 September 1897, Bayonne) was a French general.

See Battle of Longeau and Charles-Denis Bourbaki

Cohons

Cohons is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

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Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz

Wilhelm Leopold Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz (12 August 1843 – 19 April 1916), also known as Goltz Pasha, was a Prussian field marshal and military writer.

See Battle of Longeau and Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz

Dijon

Dijon is a city that serves as the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

See Battle of Longeau and Dijon

Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Battle of Longeau and Franco-Prussian War are 1870 in France and conflicts in 1870.

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French Third Republic

The French Third Republic (Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France during World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government.

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Haute-Marne

Haute-Marne (English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France.

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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (26 October 180024 April 1891) was a Prussian field marshal.

See Battle of Longeau and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Is-sur-Tille

Is-sur-Tille is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté France.

See Battle of Longeau and Is-sur-Tille

Laferté-sur-Amance

Laferté-sur-Amance (literally Laferté on Amance) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

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Langres

Langres is a commune in northeastern France.

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List of Imperial German infantry regiments

This is a list of Imperial German infantry regiments before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 217 regiments of infantry (plus the instruction unit, ''Lehr'' Infantry Battalion).

See Battle of Longeau and List of Imperial German infantry regiments

Longeau-Percey

Longeau-Percey is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

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Marne (river)

The Marne is a river in France, an eastern tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris.

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Metz

Metz (Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then Mettis) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.

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Neuilly-l'Évêque

Neuilly-l'Évêque is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

See Battle of Longeau and Neuilly-l'Évêque

Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau

Pierre Philippe Marie Aristide Denfert-Rochereau, (11 January 1823 – 11 May 1878), was a French serviceman and politician.

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Prussian Army

The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Rampart (fortification)

The multiple ramparts of the British Camp hillfort in Herefordshire In fortification architecture, a rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or other fortified site.

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Selongey

Selongey is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

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Siege of Belfort

The siege of Belfort (3 November 1870 – 18 February 1871) was a 103-day military assault and blockade of the city of Belfort, France by Prussian forces during the Franco-Prussian War. Battle of Longeau and siege of Belfort are 1870 in France and December 1870 events.

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Verseilles-le-Bas

Verseilles-le-Bas is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

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Verseilles-le-Haut

Verseilles-le-Haut is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

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Vesoul

Vesoul is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté located in eastern France.

See Battle of Longeau and Vesoul

XIV Corps (German Empire)

The XIV Army Corps / XIV AK (XIV.) was a corps level command of the German Army before and during World War I. It was, effectively, also the army of the Grand Duchy of Baden, which, in 1871, had been integrated into the Prussian Army command structure, as had the armies of most German states.

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3rd Division (German Empire)

The 3rd Division (3. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Longeau

Also known as Fight at Longeau.