Battle_of_Varize
Battle of Varize
1870 Battle in the Franco-Prussian War
The Battle of Varize[7] took place during the Franco-Prussian War[1] on November 29, 1870,[8] in Varize, on the river Conie.[2] In this battle, the First Bavarian Corps under the command of Lieutenant General Infantry Ludwig von der Tann attacked a guerrilla army franc-tireurs of the French Republic under the command of Colonel Ernest de Lipowski, and made them scatter.[1] Despite this, the defense at Varize enabled General Antoine Chanzy, commander of the French Army of Loire, to establish a defensive formation against the Prussian army under the direction of Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[2] With their victory at the Battle of Varize, Bavarian forces captured a number of well-equipped French guerrillas.[1]