Army of the Rhine (1870)
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The Army of the Rhine was a French military unit that fought in the Franco-Prussian War. It was created after the declaration of war on July 18 1870.
Commander of the Army, Maréchal Bazaine
Napoleon III, first commander-in-chief of the Army of the Rhin.
Général Bourbaki, commander of the Imperial Guard.
Detachment of the grenadiers of the Imperial Guard at Rezonville (painting of Édouard Detaille - 1870).
Battle of Gravelotte
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The Battle of Gravelotte 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 west of Metz, where on the prev
Army of the Rhine (1870)
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The Cemetery of St. Privat by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville c. 1881
The "Rifle Battalion 9 from Lauenburg" at Gravelotte, painting by Ernst Zimmer
French and German forces at 14:45.
French Cuirassiers in Metz