Colonel at the 25th Infantry Regiment on March 14, 1863 he fought during the 1870 War at Rezonville, St Privat, Servigny, Woippy and Landonchamps where he served under General Julius Richardson de Marguenat.
With the defeat of the First Army, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia ordered a massed artillery attack against Canrobert's position at St. Privat to prevent the Guards' attack from failing too.