Battle of Mars-la-Tour
| Battle of Mars-la-Tour | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
Heinrich XVII, Prince Reuß, on the side of the 5th Squadron I Guards Dragoon Regiment at Mars-la-Tour, 16 August 1870. Emil Hünten, 1902. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Friedrich Karl | François Bazaine | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Second Army | Army of the Rhine | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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80,000 210+ guns | 80,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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15,799
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17,007
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The Battle of Mars-la-Tour (also known as the Battle of Vionville or Battle of Rezonville) was fought on 16 August 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, near the village of Mars-La-Tour in northeast France. One Prussian corps, reinforced by two more later in the day, encountered the entire French Army of the Rhine in a meeting engagement and, following the course of battle, the Army of the Rhine retreated toward the fortress of Metz.