Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon Magenta30 August 1870
Crosses the River Meuse but is driven back toward Sedan
France · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Crosses the River Meuse but is driven back toward Sedan
Wounded in battle
Encircled at Metz
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