✦ History

Part of Franco-Prussian War

Battle of Villersexel

January 9, 1871 · Battle of Villersexel

Result French victory

Bourbaki's Army of the East pushed Werder's corps out of Villersexel on its way to Belfort.

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Germany

France

North German Confederation
Kingdom of Prussia
Grand Duchy of Baden
France
August von Werder military commander
Charles Denis Bourbaki military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
15,000
Captured
140

Units

Werder's XIV Corps (1870–1871) XIV Corps (German Empire)
Bourbaki's Army of the East (1870–1871)