Battle of Gravelotte

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath French forces retreated to Metz
led to the fall of Metz
French retreat to Metz
gptkbp:analysis studied in military academies
gptkbp:casualties over 20,000
approximately 20,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:Prussia
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:France
gptkb:Prussia
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke
gptkbp:commemoration historical reenactments
memorials in France
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired art
gptkbp:date August 18, 1870
gptkbp:duration 1 day
one day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Metz
gptkbp:historical_context rise of German nationalism
part of the larger conflict between France and Prussia
decline of French military power
part of the larger conflict between France and Prussia.
gptkbp:historical_debate interpretations of tactics
debates on leadership
discussions on outcomes
gptkbp:historical_impact shifted balance of power in Europe
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced future military tactics
led to the fall of Metz
led to German unification
established Prussian dominance in Europe
marked the end of the Second Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Gravelotte
gptkbp:key_event initial skirmishes
French counterattacks
Prussian encirclement
main assault by Prussian forces
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Georges_Clemenceau
gptkb:Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny
gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:Jacques_Chaban-Delmas
gptkb:Jacques_Chirac
gptkb:Georges_Pompidou
gptkb:Alfred_von_Waldersee
gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle_Sr.
gptkb:Valéry_Giscard_d'_Estaing
gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkb:Emmanuel_Macron
gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Louis-Nicolas_Davout
gptkb:Paul_von_Hindenburg
gptkb:François_Hollande
gptkb:François_Mitterrand
gptkb:Pierre_Messmer
gptkb:Nicolas_Sarkozy
gptkb:Friedrich_von_Steinmetz
gptkb:Adolphe_Thiers
gptkb:Henri_Giraud
gptkb:Henri_de_La_Vaulx
gptkb:Emile_Ollivier
gptkb:Georges_Boulanger
gptkb:Gaston_de_Galliffet
gptkb:Joseph_Joffre
gptkb:Charles_de_Foucault
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gravelotte,_France
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Gravelotte_Memorial
gptkbp:military_strategy concentration of forces
artillery bombardment
combined arms tactics
gptkbp:military_technology use of artillery
use of rifles
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:French_Army_of_the_Rhine
German Second Army
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Sedan
gptkb:Battle_of_Saint-Privat
Battle of Noisseville
gptkbp:outcome French defeat
significant loss for French forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Mars-la-Tour
gptkbp:primary_source military reports
letters from soldiers
gptkbp:result Prussian victory
gptkbp:significance decisive battle in the Franco-Prussian War
gptkbp:strategic_goals defeat French forces
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Metz
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:tactics_used flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4