Franco-Prussian War

Eastern Campaign

Following the destruction of the French Army of the Loire, remnants of the Loire army gathered in eastern France to form the Army of the East, commanded by General Charles Bourbaki. In a final attempt to cut the German supply lines in north-east France, Bourbaki's army marched north to attack the Prussian siege of Belfort in an attempt to relieve the beleaguered French defenders. In three days of bitter fighting at the battle of Belfort, the East army failed to relieve the siege and was in turn counter-attacked in the rear by a detachment of German troops recently arrived from the siege of Paris. Surrounded on all sides, the Army of the East retreated to neutral Switzerland to be disarmed and interned.

Related Topics:
Charles Bourbaki - Siege of Belfort - Battle of Belfort - Switzerland

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