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Battle of Rueil

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Battle of Rueil
Part of Paris Commune
Date3 April 1871 (1871-04-03)
Location
Result Versaillais victory
Belligerents
France French Third Republic (Versaillais) Flag of the Paris Commune Paris Commune (Communards)
Strength
France 10,000 Flag of the Paris Commune 2,200

The Battle of Rueil took place on 3 April 1871 between the Paris Commune and Versaillais government forces in the Île-de-France.

Bibliography

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  • Lissagaray (1886) [1876]. History of the Paris Commune of 1871. Translated by Marx, Eleanor. London: Reeves and Turner. OCLC 66270162.
  • Tombs, Robert (1981). The War Against Paris, 1871. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-28784-5.