Battle of Longeau

Battle of Longeau
	Part of Franco-Prussian War
	; Stele of the Mobiles
Date	December 16, 1870
Location	Longeau-Percey, Haute-Marne, France
Result	German victory
Belligerents
French Republic	North German Confederation Prussia;
Commanders and leaders
General Arbellot ; Stanislaus Koch †	August von Werder; Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Strength
2,000 – 6,000 troops and 4 cannons	6,500 troops and 15 cannons
Casualties and losses
200 wounded, 50 captured, 2 artillery pieces and 2 ammunition wagons captured	20 casualties (4 killed and 15 wounded, 1 officer)

The Battle of Longeau, was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War on December 16, 1870 in Longeau-Percey, near Dijon, France. The fighting lasted about three hours, and ended in a French retreat. Victory went to the Prussian Infantry Brigade under Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz and the German XIV Corps infantry under the command of Lieutenant General August von Werder, over French troops commanded by General Pierre Arbellot de Vacqueur, semt from Langres to Longeau. The French suffered significant losses of both manpower and equipment.

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