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The siege of Peronne was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War, [12] from December 26, 1870 [2] until January 9, 1871, in Péronne, Somme of France. [13] The German siege force, under the command of Lieutenant Generals August von Goeben and Albert von Barnekow, [10] [6] forced the French army at Péronne- which could not be rescued [3] and had to surrender after more than a week under the ...
The Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin was a battle on the Western Front during World War I. As part of the Allied Hundred Days Offensive on the Western Front in the late summer of 1918, the Australian Corps crossed the Somme River on the night of 31 August and broke the German lines at Mont Saint-Quentin and Péronne .
Its location made it an ideal observation point, and strategically, the hill's defences guarded the north and western approaches to the town of Péronne. It was the site of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin from 31 August to 2 September 1918. [1]
On 26 June 1815 following the Battle of Waterloo, a garrison of 1,500 National Guard in the town surrendered to the advancing Allied Army. [5] [6] There was a motor-racing circuit southeast of the town in the 1920s and 1930s which held the Grand Prix de Picardie organised by the Automobile Club de Picardie et de l'Aisne.
Battle of Peronne, a phase of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin. September 2–3 Western: Battle of Drocourt-Queant Line, final phase of the Second Battle of the Somme. September 8–23 Politics: Ufa Conference: Formation of the Provisional All-Russian Government with the support of the Czechoslovak Legion. September 10 Western
Somology Art Publishers ; Peronne, France : Historial of the Great War, Paris. Fathi, Romain (2013). Représentations muséales du corps combattant de 14-18 : l'Australian War Memorial de Canberra au prisme de l'Historical de la Grande Guerre de Péronne. Harmattan, Paris
The Battle of Bapaume took place during the Franco-Prussian War, brought about by French attempts to relieve the besieged city of Péronne, Somme. The battle was fought on 3 January 1871 near the town of Bapaume .
April 2: Battle of Lüneburg; May 2: Battle of Lützen; May 20–21: Battle of Bautzen; May 26: Battle of Haynau; June 4–26: Armistice of Poischwitz; June 21: Battle of Vitoria; August 15: Siege of Danzig; August 23: Battle of Großbeeren; August 26–27: Battle of Dresden; August 26: Battle of Katzbach; August 27: Battle of Hagelberg; August ...