Lichtenberg Siege

Name: Lichtenberg Siege
Start: 1870

1870 CE.

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The siege of Lichtenberg was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War that took place on August 9 to 10 in 1870 at Lichtenberg Castle between the French and the German (Prussian and Württembergian) troops. After a brief but fierce shelling a German force under the command of Generalmajor Hermann Freiherr von Hügel, part of the Württemberg Division (Generalleutnant Hugo von Obernitz) and the Third Army (Crown Prince Frederick William) forced the surrender of the French garrison of Lichtenberg under the command of Second Lieutenant Archer (of the 96th Infantry Regiment). In addition to Lichtenberg, in a single period in August 1870, the German army also defeated the French fortresses of La Petite-Pierre, Marsal and Vitry-le-François.

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Lichtenberg, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Lichtenberg (revision 1370742898), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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