Saint-Privat

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Saint-Privat is a village in northeastern France best known as the site of heavy fighting during the Franco-Prussian War, particularly in the Battle of Gravelotte–Saint-Privat in 1870.

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Saint-Privat canonical 1
commune of Saint-Privat-la-Montagne 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
associatedWithMilitaryHistory 19th-century European warfare
attackedBy Prussian and Saxon forces
linked to: Prussian Army
conflictOccurredHere Battle of Gravelotte–Saint-Privat
Franco-Prussian War
country France
dateOfEvent 18 August 1870
defendedBy French Army of the Rhine
linked to: Army of the Rhine
hasCemetery military cemeteries from the Franco-Prussian War
hasMemorial war memorials commemorating 1870 battle
heritageDesignation historic battlefield area
historicalRegion Lorraine
knownFor Battle of Gravelotte–Saint-Privat
heavy fighting in the Franco-Prussian War
language French
locatedIn northeastern France
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Grand Est
Moselle department
locatedNear Metz
locatedOn plateau northwest of Metz
nearbySettlement Amanvillers
Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
partOf commune of Saint-Privat-la-Montagne
linked to: Saint-Privat
partOfBattlefield Gravelotte–Saint-Privat battlefield
linked to: Gravelotte
significantEvent Battle of Gravelotte–Saint-Privat
Franco-Prussian War
strategicImportance key defensive position for French forces in 1870
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Saint-Privat partOf commune of Saint-Privat-la-Montagne
linked to: Saint-Privat