The Siege of Belfort was a lengthy siege during the Franco-Prussian War. The garrison held out until the armistice between France and the German Empire. Combatants Second French Empire North German Confederation allied with south German states (later German Empire) Commanders Napoleon III Otto Von Bismarck, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Strength 400,000 at the beginning of the war 1,200,000 Casualties 150,000 dead or wounded 284,000 captured 350,000 civilian... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 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The fall of Strasbourg on September 28 allowed the German army under Carl Wilhelm von Werder to move south against the city Belfort. Upon hearing of the approaching German army, Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, commander of Belfort, began constructing fortifications around the city. Werder's forces reached Belfort and invested the city on November 3. The French offered stubborn resistance and the Germans could not complete an effective encirclement of the city. The Siege of Strasbourg took place during Franco-Prussian War. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

General Charles Denis Bourbaki assembled an army intending to relieve Belfort. On January 15, 1871 Bourbaki attacked Werder along the Lisaine River and after a three day battle was repulsed and his army retreated into Switzerland. German forces grew impatient with the length of the siege and on January 27 General von Tresckow launched an attack on the city which was repulsed and the siege operations resumed. Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki ( April 22, 1816 - September 27, 1897) was a French general. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 15 an armistice had been signed between France and Germany. Louis Adolphe Thiers, president of the Government of National Defense sent an urgent message to Denfert-Rochereau ordering him to surrender the fortress. On February 18 the Belfort garrison marched out of the city and surrendered to the Germans. is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Louis Adolphe Thiers (April 16, 1797 - September 3, 1877) was a French statesman and historian. ... La Gouvernement de la Défense Nationale, or The Government of National Defence, was the official Government of the Third Republic of France from September 4th 1870 to February 13th 1871. ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sources

• Howard, Michael The Franco Prussian War ISBN 0-415-26671-8