Battle of Gravelotte

The Battle of Gravelotte (August 18, 1870), was named after a village of Lorraine between Metz and the French frontier.

The conflict was between the Germans under King William of Prussia and the French under Marshal Bazaine. The battlefield extends from the woods which border the Moselle above Metz to Roncourt, near the river Orne. Other villages which played an important part in the battle of Gravelotte were Saint Privat, Amanweiler or Amanvillers and Sainte-Marie-aux-Chnes, all lying to the north of Gravelotte.