Battle of Dijon (1870)

October 29, 1870 – January 23, 1871 · Dijon

Result 1st: Prussian victory

German forces fought French troops for control of Dijon during the Franco-Prussian War. Germans took the city in October 1870, and Garibaldi's Army of the Vosges later fought them around Dijon.

France

Germany

Strength and losses

Strength
c. 40,000
Casualties
c. 2,200
Missing
c. 500
Strength
4,0006,300
Casualties
800
Missing
100