Battle of Borny–Colombey

White Castle - Spichern - Wörth - Colombey - Strasbourg - Toul - Mars -la-Tour - Gravelotte - Metz - Beaumont - Noisseville - Sedan - Sceaux - Chevilly - Bellevue - Artenay - Châtillon - Châteaudun - Le Bourget - Coulmiers - Amiens - Beaune- la -Rolande - Villepion - Loigny and Poupry - Orléans - Villiers - Beaugency - Hallue - Bapaume - Villersexel - Le Mans - Lisaine - Saint- Quentin - Buzenval - Paris - Belfort

The Battle of Colombey- Nouilly was a battle of the Franco- German War. It took place on August 14, 1870 east of Metz near two villages instead, after which it is named. In the French -speaking world it is also known as the Battle of Borny or Bataille de Courcelles.

Course

Early in the morning the French army took place on 14 August, his retreat from Metz on the Moselle, to push in Châlons to the army of MacMahon; two corps had already crossed over to the left bank of the Moselle, as after 15 clock initiated by Generals Manteuffel and stone of the first German army on the right bank of the Moselle on your own an assault to capture the French.

The battle was opened by the 26th Infantry Brigade from the VII Corps under Major General von der Goltz, who first taught the attack against Colombey where the 3rd Division commanded by General of the Army Corps was Decaen 3.

The French had a protected by the terrain position they knew also very good to use, so that the Germans had a hard time, especially since the French were far superior to them in number. Only after the fight had lasted a long time with Colombey, relaxing to the north of it a skirmish at Montoy and Noisseville where the 1st and 2nd German Division penetrated against the Division Grenier.

At 17 clock Montoy was taken, but took the fight all violence continues, the Germans were blinded by the setting sun against them and prevented goals. Although they advanced to Mey, but had before the reinforcements sent by General Ladmirault recede back to Montoy where a three-time French attack was repulsed with great loss. The hard- battered 26th Brigade now received support from the 25th Brigade under General Glümer; but not until 18.30 clock Manteuffel with the tip of I Corps and at 18.45 clock Kameke with the 14th Division at Colombey appeared, while at the same time penetrated the second belonging to the Army 1st Cavalry Division under General Hartmann from the south against Mercy-le- Haut, the battle was decided.

The French withdrew under the forts of Metz, the Germans took because they could not pursue their former position again.

The total loss of the Germans was about 5,000 men (including 1,189 dead, 3,590 wounded and 127 missing ), the only man 3600 ( 377 dead, 2,641 wounded, 490 missing ), which explains the French from the covered position of the French. General Decaen died on 17 August at his wounds. The win of the day for the Germans was that the French were stopped in their march on the left bank of the Moselle, thus circumventing the same was made ​​possible by the 2nd Army.