The Battle of Spicheren, also known as the Battle of Forbach, was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War. The German victory compelled the French to...

Spicheren (French pronunciation: [spiʃʁən]; German: Spichern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located...

000 men commanded by Prince Friedrich Karl opposite the line Forbach-Spicheren, and the Prussian Third Army with 120,000 men commanded by Crown Prince...

which left the corps at Spicheren unsupported, and ultimately lead to the French defeat at the ensuing Battle of Spicheren. When called upon, Bazaine...

and 275th Infantry Regiments took Spicheren on 20 February 1945. When the 274th Infantry Regiment captured the Spicheren Heights on 23 February 1945, after...

Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871 he distinguished himself at the battles of Spicheren, Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte. He was taken prisoner at the Siege of Metz...

Franco-Prussian War Battle of Wissembourg 4 Aug German victory Battle of Spicheren 6 Aug Von Steinmetz leads Prussians to victory over the French Battle...

On 5 August, the Germans defeated another French army at the Battle of Spicheren in Lorraine. On 6 August, 140,000 Germans attacked 35,000 French soldiers...

Sillegny Silly-en-Saulnois Silly-sur-Nied Solgne Sorbey Sotzeling Soucht Spicheren Stiring-Wendel Stuckange Sturzelbronn Suisse Talange Tarquimpol Tenteling...

considerable distances to reach combat zones. After a number of battles, notably Spicheren, Wörth, Mars la Tour, and Gravelotte, the Prussians defeated the main...

the command of the II corps. On 6 August 1870 he held the position of Spicheren against the Germans until the arrival of reinforcements for the latter...

Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the division saw action in the battles of Spicheren, Mars-la-Tour, Gravelotte, Beaune-la-Rolande, Orléans, and Le Mans, and...

war to be fought mainly on German soil; it was not until the defeats at Spicheren and Frœschwiller that the authorities began to take serious action in...

1870 France None  Prussia Baden  Bavaria Württemberg Defeat Battle of Spicheren 6 August 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat Battle of Wörth 6 August 1870...

only to its defeat and hasty retreat as far as Châlons. The Battle of Spicheren was not intended by Moltke, who wished to keep Bazaine's army on the Saar...

of Forbach Arrondissement of Forbach, former arrondissement Battle of Spicheren, also known as Battle of Forbach, on 6 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian...

from his position on the Moselle and moved straight toward the town of Spicheren, cutting off Prince Frederick Charles from his forward cavalry units in...

Memorial for fallen soldiers of the 70th at Spicheren Heights, near Stiring-Wendel...

Brigade [de]. He was killed in action leading his men during the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August 1870. François, who had enrolled as an officer cadet, was...

Prussian general Bruno von François, who was killed in the battle of Spicheren. Curt's younger brother Hermann von François (1856–1933) served as a general...

August 1870 Loss Battle of Wissembourg 4 August 1870 Victory Battle of Spicheren 6 August 1870 Victory Battle of Wörth 6 August 1870 Victory Siege of Bitche...

hastily withdrew the elements of Army of the Rhine in Saarbrücken back to Spicheren and Forbach. Marshal MacMahon, now closest to Wissembourg, spread his...

Army had lost three battles in three days (Battle of Wissembourg, of Spicheren and of Wörth), the Ollivier cabinet was driven from office, and Ollivier...

Grand Est in north-eastern France, wedged between Forbach, Schœneck, Spicheren and Saarbrücken. Charles de Wendel undertook construction of the very...

influence on the younger generation of officers. His study on the Battle of Spicheren had been begun some years before. Then in 1898 appeared, as the result...

the Franco-Prussian War and distinguished itself during the Battle of Spicheren. Later it served in World War I. After the war, when the German Imperial...

and the 2nd Corps on his left were crushed at the battles of Wörth and Spicheren respectively, gave rise to the greatest indignation in France. Failly...

called G. The eponymous street is named after Spicheren in Lorraine, France, site of the 1870 Battle of Spicheren. The U3 platform of the station is under...

energetic leading that contributed mainly to the victory at the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August, and von Goeben won the only laurels gained on the Prussian...

1870, he was named Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur after the battle of Spicheren. Named first Lieutenant Colonel to the 3rd regiment of cuirassiers on...