Battle of Monnaie
The Battle of Monnaie, also known as the Battle of Tours was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War. It took place on the December 20, 1870 at Indre-et-Loire, France. During this engagement, a Hanover division of the Imperial German Army under the command of General Schwarzkoppen, belonging to Legion X under the command of Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz attacked and won the victory against an army of Garde Mobile's 234 led by General Ferry Pisani, driving the French to Langreais. This victory allowed the Germans to enter and occupy the city of Tours.
| Battle of Monnaie | |||||||
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| Part of Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Republic |
North German Confederation
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ferry Pisani |
Konstantin von Voigts-Rhetz Emil von Schwartzkoppen | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Garde Mobile | 19th Division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000 troops , 6 field artillery | 12,000 - 14,000 troops, 24 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | "High Casualties" | ||||||
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