[11] Glümer himself was also slightly wounded in this engagement, while the French lost much of their equipment to the German army.

[7][14] Crémer is credited with fighting with great courage in this battle, but the quality of his overall leadership has been questioned.

At the same time, French forces led by Camille Crémer were also en route from Dijon to Beaune in the north.

With the support of artillery batteries in the hills west of Nuits, the French army made a fierce defense of the railway section through the mountains and near Meuzin [fr].

[13] While the French retreated to Chalon-sur-Saône,[6] the Baden army remained in Nuits and the villages to the east that night.