Prussian Third Army (1870)

Army · Kingdom of Prussia · July 18, 1870 – March 3, 1871

German army of Prussian and south German troops under Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm. It won at Wissembourg and Wörth, helped surround MacMahon at Sedan, and held the southern lines of the siege of Paris.

View on map Fought in Franco-Prussian War

Sub-units 2

Corps I Royal Bavarian Corps
Corps II Royal Bavarian Corps

Movements

August 4, 1870 Battle of Wissembourg Map
August 4, 1870 Battle of Wissembourg (1870)
August 6, 1870 Battle of Wörth Map
August 6, 1870 Battle of Wörth
August 30, 1870 Battle of Beaumont (1870)
August 31 – September 1, 1870 Battle of Bazeilles
September 1, 1870 Battle of Sedan Map
September 19, 1870 – January 28, 1871 Siege of Paris (1870–1871) Siege of Paris; headquarters at Versailles Map
November 9, 1870 Battle of Coulmiers
December 2, 1870 Battle of Loigny–Poupry