Siege of Soissons

Siege of Soissons
Part of Franco-Prussian War
DateSeptember 11 – October 16, 1870
Location
Soissons, Aisne, France
Result German victory
Belligerents
French Republic

North German Confederation

Commanders and leaders
Duke de Fitzjames Frederick Francis II
Major General Von Selchow
Strength
4,000 – 5,000 troops stationed in defense 20,000 troops
Casualties and losses
3,800 soldiers captured
128 artillery pieces destroyed
8,000 small arms and many food stores were seized		 120 soldiers killed

The Siege of Soissons (11 September 1870 – 16 October 1870) was a siege in the Franco-Prussian War that ended with the surrender of Soissons.

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