[3][5] During the siege, the German army captured thousands of prisoners, most of whom were Garde Mobile soldiers,[5][8] and took control of many French weapons.

4 of the Corps of Prussia, under the command of Major General von Zhilinsky, was tasked with besieging La Fère.

[3] One example of a failed assault took place on 20 November, when six French companies attacked the enemy at Mennessis on the right bank of the Oise river but were crushed by a German battalion.

[5] The commanding officer of La Fère decided to send all artillery materials to Lille but locals opposed the idea.

[7] On the night of 24 November, the German siege army arrived from Soissons and installed 32 heavy guns and seven batteries on the heights to the east of the fortress.