The Battle of Buchy[6][7] was fought during the Franco-Prussian War,[5] on 4 December 1870,[1] at Buchy, Seine-Maritime, France.[2] During the battle, the VIII Corps of the Prussian Army, under the command of General of the Infantry August Karl von Goeben,[5] suddenly attacked and defeated a French force under the command of General de Brigade Guillaume Briand.[4][3] The French suffered heavy losses. After their victory at Buchy, German troops captured Rouen.[5]
- ^ a b Roberts, Randal Howland, Baronet (1871). Modern War: or the Campaigns of the First Prussian army, 1870-71. London: Chapman and Hall. pp. 354–355.
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August Karl von Goeben[5]
