Source Information

Ancestry.com. Brittany & Yonne, France Troop Mobilizations, 1870-1871 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data:
  • ABGH Parchemin, compileur. Militaires 1870 armée de Bretagne. Rennes, France: ABGH Parchemin, 2009.
  • ABGH Parchemin, compileur. Militaires 1870 armée de l'Yonne. Rennes, France: ABGH Parchemin, 2009.

About Brittany & Yonne, France Troop Mobilizations, 1870-1871

This database contains an index of French troops from the Brittany region and Yonne department that were mobilized during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. The index was compiled by members of the French genealogical association ABGH Parchemin. While this database provides details for more than 5,000 men, it is not necessarily a comprehensive index of all soldiers from Brittany and Yonne during this period.

In addition to the soldier's name, information listed in this database may also include:

  • Date and place of enlistment
  • Unit
  • Rank
  • Comments