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Gravelotte (French pronunciation: [ɡʁavlɔt]; German:
Gravelotte) is a
commune in the
Moselle department in
Grand Est in north-eastern France, 11 km west...
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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...
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Gravelotte is a
village and
commune in the
Moselle département, in France.
Gravelotte may also
refer to:
Gravelotte, Limpopo, in
South Africa Eugène-Henri...
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Gravelotte is a
small town
situated in the east of the
Limpopo province of
South Africa.
Mining centre 10 km north-east of
Leydsdorp and 52 km north-west...
- Eugène-Henri
Gravelotte (6
February 1876 – 23
August 1939) was a
French fencer. He was the
first modern Olympic champion in foil and
first French gold...
- lost the
opportunity to win a
decisive victory. The
Battle of
Gravelotte, or
Gravelotte–St.
Privat (18 August), was the
largest battle in the Franco-Prussian...
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withdrew to the
Plappeville plateau east of
Gravelotte over the
course of the day.
There the
Battle of
Gravelotte would be
fought on 18 August. Two days later...
- into the Metz
fortress after its
defeat by the
Germans at the
Battle of
Gravelotte on 18
August 1870. The
fortress was
promptly surrounded by
German forces...
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credited with
courageous military service,
especially at the
Battle of
Gravelotte,
which also
afforded him the
opportunity of
mending the
previous war's...
- Leboeuf, "we've both been dismissed." On 18
August 1870, the
Battle of
Gravelotte, the
biggest battle of the war, took
place in
Lorraine between the Germans...
