Siege_of_Marsal
The siege of Marsal was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War on August 13 to 14[8][2] between the French Empire and the combined German forces of Prussia and Bavaria in Marsal.[9] Under the command of Lieutenant General Jakob von Hartmann,[4] after replacing the Prussian 4th Cavalry Division, II Corps of the Kingdom of Bavaria forced the surrender of the French Empire's defenses,[2][8] after a brief resistance by the French troops stationed at the fortress.[10] Marsal fell to the German army in the same period as the French fortresses of Lichtenberg, La Petite-Pierre and Vitry.[11] With the quick victory of the Bavarian army at Marsal,[2] the road from Dieuze to Nancy was open to the Germans. In addition, the siege also brought the Germans a lot of raw materials for the war,[8] as well as hundreds of prisoners[3] (including some officers of the French army).[8]