Anniversary of the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, 16 August 1870, (1892). Artist: Henri Meyer


Anniversary of the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, 16 August 1870, (1892). 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 north-east France. Two Prussian corps encountered the entire French Army of the Rhine, and successfully forced the Army of the Rhine to retreat into the fortresses of Metz. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 3rd September 1892.


Size: 5010px × 3490px
Location: World,Europe,France,World,Europe,France,Lorraine,Mars-la-Tour
Photo credit: © Art Media/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, anniversary, art, avenue, banner, battle, cart, century, color, colour, concept, country, crowd, day, europe, exterior, flag, flags, france, french, geography, guy, hill, lane, location, lorraine, male, man, marching, media, men, military, nineteenth, people, print, procession, road, soldier, soldiers, spectator, standard, statue, street, transport, transportation, tricolour, uniform, war, wreath