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Battle of Dijon (1870) 1870

Battle of Dijon (1870): Garibaldi in Dijon
Image: Sebastiano De Albertis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date29 October 1870 – 23 January 1871Wikidata
Year1870Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationFranceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictFranco-Prussian WarWikidata P361
Coordinates47.3217, 5.0414Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battles of Dijon were a series of battles that took place in 1870 and 1871, as part of the Franco-Prussian War, on the current territory of the French commune of Dijon between the French Republic and the German states of Prussia and Baden and later, the German Empire.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Dijon (1870) (revision 1370109744), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

47.3217, 5.0414 · France

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