Historical place archive

Gravelotte in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Gravelotte in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels2 people1870–1870

Historical events in Gravelotte

1870

28 July 1870
Battle of Gravelotte
Karl von Steinmetz · Franco-Prussian War

The Germans lose 20,000 to the French 12,000. Loses to the French by sending his First Army to be massacred in a ravine. Decisive German victory which the French could have avoided

28 July 1870
First Army
Karl von Steinmetz · Franco-Prussian War

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

18 August 1870
Battle of Gravelotte
Wilhelm I · Franco-Prussian War

Commands the Prussian forces which defeat the French under bazaine

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Gravelotte. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.