History and chronology of Achille Francois Bazaine in France

General

Franco Prussian War
Military

Events

Battle Beaunne La Rolande
Battle Borny
Battle Gravelotte
Battle Mars la Tour
Court Martial
Siege Metz
Siege Paris
Supreme Commander
Surrender
Trial

Places

Beaunne La Rolande
Borny
Gravelotte
Mars la Tour
Metz
Paris

Achille Francois Bazaine History of France


1870	Battle of Beaunne La Rolande
28th Nov Beaunne La Rolande 9,000 Prussians successfully defend against 60,000 French during the Franco-Prussian War
1870	Battle of Borny
15th Aug Borny Bazaine hopes to join up with MacMahon but the German 2nd Army cuts him off
15th Aug Borny The Prussian 1st army forces Bazaine to retreat across the Moselle
1870	Battle of Gravelotte
28th July Gravelotte Decisive German victory which the French could have avoided
28th July Gravelotte Steinmetz sends the German 1st Army to be massacred by the French who counter-attack
28th July Gravelotte The Germans lose 20,000 to the French 12,000
1870	Battle of Mars la Tour
Mars la Tour Attempts to regroup at the Marne but his supply line is cut off at Mars-la-Tour
1870	Siege of Metz
27th Oct Metz Surrenders 180,000 men denying hope of a Napoleonic restoration
27th Oct Metz The fortress of Metz capitulates
1870	Siege of Paris
27th Oct Paris After victory at Metz the German forces move on Paris
1870	Supreme Commander
12th Aug Appointed Supreme Commander
1870	Surrender
27th Oct Metz Surrenders 180,000 men denying hope of a Napoleonic restoration
1873	Court Martial Bazaine
Metz Court martilled for the capitulation at Metz
Metz Sentenced to death but commuted to 20 years, escapes to Spain in 1874
1873	Trial
Metz Court martilled for the capitulation at Metz