Felix de Wimpffen Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Felix de Wimpffen, based on 4 World History Database records associated with France.

4 records1870–18703 events2 places

Chronological biography

1870

General1870

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War · General

Appointed Commander r of the French forces after an injury to MacMahon

General1870

Warfare / Military · General

Appointed Commander r of the French forces after an injury to MacMahon

Capture of ParisSeptember 1870

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War · General · Paris

Surrenders to the Germans at Sedan who then capture Paris

Battle of Sedan1 September 1870

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War · General · Sedan

Wimpfen surrenders to the Germans who then take Paris. The French who lose 17,000 & 104,000 taken prisoner. The French lose 17,000 plus 104,000 taken prisoner. Forced to surrender to the Germans who move on to take Paris

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.