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Prussia won this battle by surprising a small French fort with three German corps.
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This German victory forced France to withdraw troops back to Metz.
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Crown Prince Fredrick's troops took out Marshal MacMahon's French troops at this battle.
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Two Prussian corps pushed the entire French Army back to Metz.
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This was the largest battle of the Franco-Prussian War. France had about 7,855 losses and 4,420 held prisonor. Germany had about 20,163 losses.
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One of the main battles throught the war. Prussian infantry's captured Napoleon III and 21,000 French troops captured and killed 17,000. German troops only suffered 9,000 casualties and troops wounded.
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Prussia took over the village after French villagers helped France fight the German troops.
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German troops sourrounded Paris on the 19 of September. This was the beginning to the end of the war.
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