CASUALTY RECORD // January 1, 1870
Siege of Metz
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
2 sides catalogued · combined 18,221 estimated
North German Confederation
5,740
Medium-confidence figure
French Empire
12,481
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
Siege of Metz, Franco-Prussian War.
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