Battle of Gravelotte

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath shift in war dynamics
French_forces_retreated
gptkbp:casualties approximately 20,000
gptkbp:climate rainy and muddy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:France
gptkb:Prussia
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in literature
commemorated in memorials
gptkbp:date August 18, 1870
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:education included in history curricula
taught in military academies
gptkbp:electronic_warfare rifled artillery
breech-loading rifles
gptkbp:followedBy Siege of Metz
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied for military tactics
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_France_and_Prussia
gptkbp:historicalPeriod role of technology in warfare
effectiveness_of_French_leadership
gptkbp:historicalRecords analyzed by historians
documented in military archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance led_to_the_fall_of_Metz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Gravelotte
gptkbp:intelligence poor_reconnaissance_by_French
gptkbp:involved gptkb:German_1st_Army
gptkb:French_Army_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:General_von_Steinmetz
General_François_Achille_Bazaine
gptkbp:landscape hilly and wooded
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military engagements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gravelotte,_France
gptkbp:logistics supply_issues_for_French_forces
gptkbp:militaryRank defensive positions
emphasis on mobility
importance of artillery
gptkbp:notable_event held annually in Germany
held annually in France
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Sedan
Battle of Saint-Privat
gptkbp:outcome French_defeat
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:unification_of_Germany
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Mars-la-Tour
gptkbp:result Prussian_victory
gptkbp:significance decisive_battle_in_the_Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Prussian_dominance_in_Germany
control_of_Metz
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers