August 16 1870: Having marched furiously to the West to prevent French retreat out of Metz, at Mars-La-Tour the Prussian

August 16 1870: Having marched furiously to the West to prevent French retreat out of Metz, at Mars-La-Tour the Prussian army has its David v. Goliath moment: One German Corps, outnumbered 4:1, acting autonomously confronts entire French Army of Rhine and stops it in its tracks! https://t.co/dEVxZKhy2u

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