Permanent historical factsheet

Court Martial

France · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

1Records
1873Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1873

Achille Francois Bazaine1873

Metz · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Sentenced to death but commuted to 20 years, escapes to Spain in 1874. Court martilled for the capitulation at Metz

Names involved

Achille Francois Bazaine

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.