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La ligne de feu, 16 août 1870 by Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (1886). French infantry at the battle of Mars-la-Tour. To the west, an attempt by the 48th Infantry Regiment's fusilier battalion to flank the French positions on the plateau was outflanked in turn by the French, who used their superior numbers to good effect. [24]
The Battle of Mars-la-Tour was fought on 16 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War near the town of Mars-la-Tour. Former railway station of Mars-la-Tour, ca. 1900. The railway line between Longuyon and Pogny reached Mars-la-Tour in 1876, at which time a small train station was built. [3] On 30 August 1919 the station witnessed a minor ...
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The Battle of Gravelotte (or Battle of Gravelotte–St. Privat) on 18 August 1870 was the largest battle of the Franco-Prussian War.Named after Gravelotte, a village in Lorraine, it was fought about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Metz, where on the previous day, having intercepted the French army's retreat to the west at the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, the Prussians were now closing in to complete the ...
Battle of Mars-la-Tour/Battle of Gravelotte: 1870 Franco-Prussian War: 34,000 [305] Battle of Sedan: 1870 Franco-Prussian War: 26,000 [307] Second Battle of Orleans: 1870 Franco-Prussian War: 8,740 Battle of Le Mans: 1871 Franco-Prussian War: 30,000 Battle of Tabaruzaka: 1877 Satsasuma Rebelion: 8,400 Battle of Isandlwana: 1879 Anglo-Zulu War ...
President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch a mass deportation operation targeting millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally and with temporary protections once he takes office on Jan ...
Hotham gave the signal to "prepare for battle" and led his fleet to the southwest in the expectation of meeting the French. During the night a gale from the northwest caused damage to the sails of a number of ships, but at dawn on 13 July the French were seen just 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) to leeward , scattered widely.
The Orlando Magic, along with the entire basketball community, expressed their deep condolences on social media following the tragic death of Latvian basketball star and NBA player Janis Timma.His ...