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    Battle of Mars-la-Tour - Wikipedia
    Date16 August 1870
    LocationMars-La-Tour, France
    ResultInconclusive
    Prelude

    After the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August, the German High Command under Graf Helmuth von Moltke the Elder believed that the French Army of the Rhine would not fight on the eastern side of the Moselle. After 12 August, Ge… See more

    Battle

    In the evening of 15 August, Voigts-Rhetz ordered the 5th Cavalry Division under General Paul von Rheinbaben to conduct a reconnaissance-in-force against the French positions near Rezonville. Around 0830 on 16 August, … See more

    Aftermath

    Between 2200 and 2300, Friedrich Karl ordered the Guards and XII Corps to assemble at Mars-la-Tour on 17 August. After a stream of reports on the battle from III and X Corps and present staff officers, the royal h… See more

    Citations

    1. ^ Clodfelter 2017, p. 187.
    2. ^ GGS 1881, p. 339.
    3. ^ GGS 1881, p. 340.
    4. ^ GGS 1881, p. 343. … See more

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