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The conflict was between the Prussians under King William of Prussia and the French under Marshal Bazaine. The battlefield extends from the woods that border the Moselle above Metz to Roncourt, near the river Orne. Other villages which played an important part in the battle of Gravelotte were Saint Privat, Amanweiler or Amanvillers and Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes, all lying to the north of Gravelotte.

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  • Battle of Gravelotte
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  • The conflict was between the Prussians under King William of Prussia and the French under Marshal Bazaine. The battlefield extends from the woods that border the Moselle above Metz to Roncourt, near the river Orne. Other villages which played an important part in the battle of Gravelotte were Saint Privat, Amanweiler or Amanvillers and Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes, all lying to the north of Gravelotte.
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Strength
  • 520(xsd:integer)
  • 732(xsd:integer)
  • 112800(xsd:integer)
  • 188332(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • the Franco-Prussian War
Date
  • 1870-08-18(xsd:date)
Commander
Caption
  • Massacre of Prussian Cuirassiers at Gravelotte. Drawing by Juliusz Kossak, 1871
Casualties
  • 493(xsd:integer)
  • 1146(xsd:integer)
  • 4420(xsd:integer)
  • 5237(xsd:integer)
  • 6709(xsd:integer)
  • 14430(xsd:integer)
Result
  • Prussian strategic victory, French tactical victory
combatant
  • France
  • Prussia
Place
  • Gravelotte, France
Conflict
  • Battle of Gravelotte
abstract
  • The conflict was between the Prussians under King William of Prussia and the French under Marshal Bazaine. The battlefield extends from the woods that border the Moselle above Metz to Roncourt, near the river Orne. Other villages which played an important part in the battle of Gravelotte were Saint Privat, Amanweiler or Amanvillers and Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes, all lying to the north of Gravelotte. The Battle of Gravelotte, or Gravelotte-St. Privat, was the largest battle during the Franco-Prussian War. It was fought about six miles west of Metz, Lorraine, France where the Prussians, having on the previous day intercepted the French army's retreat to the west at the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, now closed in to complete the destruction of the French forces. The combined German forces, under Field Marshal von Moltke, were the Prussian First and Second Armies of the North German Confederation numbering about 210 infantry battalions, 133 cavalry squadrons, and 732 heavy cannons totaling 188,332 officers and men.[citation needed] The French Army of the Rhine, commanded by Marshal Bazaine, numbering about 183 infantry battalions and 104 cavalry squadrons, backed by 520 heavy cannons, totaling 112,800 officers and men, dug in along high ground with their southern left flank at the town of Rozerieulles, and their northern right flank at St. Privat.[citation needed]
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