The Battle of Bellevue on 7 October 1870 was fought during the
Franco-Prussian War and ended in a Prussian victory.
The French forces under Marshal
François Achille Bazaine
François Achille Bazaine (13 February 181123 September 1888) was an officer of the French army. Rising from the ranks, during four decades of distinguished service (including 35 years on campaign) under Louis-Philippe and then Napoleon III, he h ...
attempted to break through the lines of the Prussians investing
Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...
. They were unsuccessful and were driven back into the city with a loss of 1,257 soldiers and 64 officers. The Prussians lost 1,703 soldiers and 75 officers.
References
*George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) ().
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Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. It may refer to:
Placenames
Australia
* Bellevue, Western Australia
* Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
* Bellevue, Queensland
* Bellevue, Glebe, an historic house in Sydney, New South Wales
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History of Moselle (department)
October 1870 events