Battle of Saarbrücken
| Occupation of Saarbrücken | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
 Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Napoleon III General Fossard Marshal Bazaine Napoleon IV | Prussian 40th Regiment | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 | 320,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 83 | 86 | ||||||
  Saarbrücken Location of Saarbrücken within Germany | |||||||
The occupation of Saarbrücken was a short skirmish <ref>http://francoprussianwar.com/Saar.htm<\ref> fought at the beginning of the War of 1870