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Surrender of Metz

When: 27 October 1870
Where: Metz fortress
Part of: Bazaine surreders Metz after starvation siege

Bazaine surrendered the fortress and the entire Army of the Rhine on 27 October 1870 due to starvation and exhausted supplies.

French food supplies ran out on 20 October. Bazaine surrendered the fortress and approximately 193,000 men into German hands on 27 October. The surrender was forced by starvation, marking the end of the siege and a decisive German victory.

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Siege of Metz (1870) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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