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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
10,000 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

  • 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.