La redoute de Dommartin est une redoute qui se situe à proximité de Toul, en Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Location
1.5 km
Dommartin-lès-Toul is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
2.3 km
Chaudeney-sur-Moselle is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
2.5 km
Pierre-la-Treiche is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
2.7 km
Toul Cathedral or Cathedral of Saint Stephen of Toul is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Toul, Lorraine, France. It is a classic example of Flamboyant Gothic architecture and is notable for having the second largest cloister in France. The cathedral was formerly the seat of the Diocese of Toul and has been known as the Diocese of Nancy-Toul since 1824. The church has also been an important stop on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela since the Middle Ages.
2.9 km
The siege of Toul was the siege of the fortified French town of Toul from 16 August to 23 September 1870 by Prussian, Bavarian and Württemberg forces during the Franco-Prussian War. Toul controlled a railway line leading to Germany and it was vital for the Germans to secure it to resupply and reinforce their armies in northern France.
An attempt to seize the fortress on 16 August failed with heavy losses for the Germans. After a blockade of 37 days, the German siege artillery opened fire with 62 guns and howitzers at 0530 on 23 September and the fortress surrendered at 15:30. The Germans captured 2,349 French soldiers and 71 fortress guns along with considerable stores of supplies and pushed the German railway terminus in France closer to the German forces besieging Paris.