Siege of Longwy

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The siege of Longwy was a military conflict during the Franco-Prussian War, which took place from 16 to 25 January 1871, in the Longwy which was near the border of Belgium and Luxembourg. After the artillery fire from the Prussian army, the siege ended with the defenders of Longwy under the command of Colonel Massaroly surrendering to Prussia under the command of Colonel Von Cosel. With this victory, the Prussian army captured many prisoners and cannons of the enemy. This was one of the consecutive victories of the German army in a short period of time during the war. The town of Longwy was badly damaged during the siege.

1871  Wikidata
siege, French Third Republic, 

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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion1353Duchy of LuxemburgWikidata
    eventarmed conflictUnknownsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict52Battle of the Semois RiverbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1792Prise et reprise de LongwysiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793Battle of ArlonbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1794Battle of ArlonbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1794Siege of LuxembourgsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1870Siege of MontmédysiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1871Siege of LongwysiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1914Battle of MangiennesbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1914Battle of RossignolbattleWikidata
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    eventarmed conflict1917Second Battle of VerdunbattleWikidata
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