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Siege of Soissons 1870

Map of the siege of Soissons, 1870 (Paul Laurent)
Image: Paul Laurent (1860−1935), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date11 September 1870 – 16 October 1870Wikidata
Year1870Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationFranceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates49.3811, 3.3225Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Siege of Soissons (11 September 1870 – 16 October 1870) was a military engagement during the Franco-Prussian War, ending with the capitulation of Soissons.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Soissons (revision 1377879914), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

49.3811, 3.3225 · France

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