The (Second) Battle of Buzenval, also known as the Battle of

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, was part of the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. On 19 January 1871, the day after

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was proclaimed German Emperor,

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attacked the Germans west of Paris in Buzenval Park. The attackers seized the town of

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, coming close to the new Emperor's headquarters at

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. Trochu was able to maintain his position at St. Cloud for most of the day, but the failure of other French forces to hold their positions left him isolated and the

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's army was able to force Trochu's salient back into Paris by the next day. This was the last effort to break out of Paris. Trochu turned over command of the Paris defenses to

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who surrendered the city ten days later.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buzenval, Battle of (1871) Battles of the Franco-Prussian War Buzenval 1871 History of Hauts-de-Seine 1871 in France January 1871 events

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