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 ...

attempted to break through the lines of the Prussians investing

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. 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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