Auguste Ducrot Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Auguste Ducrot, based on 3 World History Database records associated with France.

3 records1871–18712 events1 places

Chronological biography

1871

General1871

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War · General

Appointed Comander of the French, replaces MacMahon

General1871

Warfare / Military · General

Appointed Comander of the French, replaces MacMahon

Battle of Sedan1 September 1871

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War · General · Sedan

The French retreat into the fortress of Sedan where they are are bombarded. Faces a German force of 200,000 under Moltke

Titles and roles

General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.