Vionville
VIONVILLE, a village of Lorraine, between Metz and the French frontier, celebrated as the scene of the battle of Vionville (Rezonville or Mars-la-Tour) , fought on the 16th of August 1870 between the French and the Germans (see METZ and FRANCO-GERMAN WAR).
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
