Mars-La-Tour
MARS-LA-TOUR, a village of Lorraine, between Metz and the French frontier, which formed part of the battlefield of the 16th of August 1870. The battle is often called the battle of Marsla-Tour, though it is more usually named after Vionville. (See Metz; and FRANCO-GERMAN WAR.) At Mars-la-Tour occurred the destruction of the German 38th brigade.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
