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Battle of Mars-la-Tour

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Battle of Mars-la-Tour

The Battle of Mars-La-Tour was fought on 16 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War near the town of Mars-La-Tour in northeast France. Two Prussian corps encountered the entire French Army of the Rhine in a meeting engagement, and surprisingly, successfully forced the Army of the Rhine to retreat into the fortress of Metz.

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