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Battle of Amiens (1870)

November 27, 1870 · Battle of Amiens (1870)

Part of Franco-Prussian War

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Manteuffel's First Army beat the new French Army of the North and took Amiens.

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Germany

North German Confederation
Kingdom of Prussia
August Karl von Goeben military commander Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel military commander

France

France
Jean-Joseph Farre military commander