Battle of Buzenval

Battle of Buzenval

Infobox Military Conflict


caption= Defence of Longboyau's gate, château of Buzenval, October 21st 1870; painted by Alphonse de Neuville.
partof=Franco-Prussian War
conflict=Battle of Buzenval
date=19-20 January, 1871
place=Saint-Cloud, France
result=German victory
combatant1=Germany
combatant2=France
commander1=Crown Prince Frederick
commander2=Louis Jules Trochu
strength1=3rd Army
strength2=?
casualties1=610
casualties2=4,070|

The Battle of Buzenval, also known as the Battle of Mont Valerien was part of the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. On January 19, the day after Wilhelm I was crowned German Emperor, Louis Jules Trochu attacked the Germans west of Paris in Buzenval Park. The attackers seized the town of Saint-Cloud coming close to the new Emperor's headquarters at Versailles. Trochu was able to maintain his position at St. Cloud for most of the day but the failure of other French forces to hold their positions left him isolated and the Crown Prince's army was able to force Trochu's salient back into Paris by the next day. This was the last effort to break out of Paris. Trochu turned over command of the Paris defenses to Joseph Vinoy who surrendered the city 10 days later.

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