Battle of Beaumont

The Battle of Beaumont on 30 August 1870 was won by Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War.
It was fought between the French 5th [Army Corps (France)|V Corps] under general Pierre [Louis Charles de Failly], and IV [Corps (German Empire)|IV Corps] under general Constantin von Alvensleben, XII (1st [Royal Saxon) Corps|XII Corps] under George, [King of Saxony|Prince Georg of Saxony] along with the I Royal Bavarian Corps under general Ludwig Freiherr [von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen|Ludwig Freiherr von der Tann]. The French were surprised in their cantonments and driven back upon Mouzon, with losses of 7,500 men and 42 guns to the Germans' 3,400.