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Battle of Issy 1815

Plan of the battle of Issy 1815
Image: Friedrich Rudolf von Rothenburg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date3 July 1815Wikidata
Year1815Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationFranceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictNapoleonic WarsWikidata P361
Coordinates48.8239, 2.2700Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Issy was fought on the 2 and 3 July 1815 in and around the village of Issy, a short distance south west of Paris. The result was a victory for Prussian General von Zieten over an outnumbered French army commanded by General Dominique Vandamme. Issy was the last attempt of the French army to defend Paris from falling to the Coalition for the second time in two years.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Issy (revision 1376495434), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

48.8239, 2.2700 · France

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