Battle of Grand Couronné
1914 battle between French and German armies in World War I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Grand Couronné (French: Bataille du Grand Couronné [Great Crown]) from 4 to 13 September 1914, took place in France after the Battle of the Frontiers, at the beginning of the First World War. After the German victories of Sarrebourg and Morhange, pursuit by the German 6th Army (Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria) and the 7th Army, took four days to regain contact with the French and attack to break through French defences on the Moselle.
The Battle of Grand Couronné (Great Crown of Nancy) | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of the Frontiers on the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||
Grand Couronné, September 1914 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Rupprecht | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
2nd Army | 6th Army | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
c. 30,000 | |||||||
From 24 August to 13 September, the Battle of the Trouée de Charmes ([Battle of the Charmes Gap] 24–28 August) when the German offensive was met by a French counter-offensive, a period of preparation from 28 August to 3 September, when part of the French eastern armies was moved westwards towards Paris, then a final German attack against the Grand Couronné de Nancy, fought from 4 to 13 September 1914 by the 6th Army and the French Second Army (Noël de Castelnau).