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First Army

Germany · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1870Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1870

Karl von Steinmetz28 July 1870

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Mobilizes the First Army in the north

Karl von Steinmetz28 July 1870

Gravelotte · Warfare / Franco-Prussian War

Loses to the French by sending his First Army to be massacred in a ravine

Names involved

Karl von Steinmetz

Provenance

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