Siege of Marsal

Siege of Marsal
	Part of Franco-Prussian War
Date	August 13 – 14, 1870
Location	Marsal, Moselle, France
Result	German victory
Belligerents
French Empire	North German Confederation Prussia; Bavaria
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Jakob von Hartmann; Friedrich von Bothmer
Units involved
Unknown	II Corps
Strength
600 troops and 60 – 70 artillery pieces	Brigade Infantry No. 7, Brigade Trade cavalry and 7 artillery reserves
Casualties and losses
16 officers and several hundred soldiers were captured , 61 artillery pieces, 8,000 rifles and a significant number of supplies were captured	Unknown

The siege of Marsal was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War on August 13 to 14 between the French Empire and the combined German forces of Prussia and Bavaria in Marsal. Under the command of Lieutenant General Jakob von Hartmann, after replacing the Prussian 4th Cavalry Division, II Corps of the Kingdom of Bavaria forced the surrender of the French Empire's defenses, after a brief resistance by the French troops stationed at the fortress. Marsal fell to the German army in the same period as the French fortresses of Lichtenberg, La Petite-Pierre and Vitry. With the quick victory of the Bavarian army at Marsal, the road from Dieuze to Nancy was open to the Germans. In addition, the siege also brought the Germans a lot of raw materials for the war, as well as hundreds of prisoners (including some officers of the French army).

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