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unusual facts about Battle of Sedan



Ernst von Prittwitz und Gaffron

In the Franco-Prussian War Prittwitz took part in the battles of Gravelotte, Sedan - here he was wounded by a grenade - and in the conquest of Montmédy.

J. Marion Sims

Under the patronage of Napoleon III, Sims organized the American-Anglo Ambulance Corps, which treated wounded soldiers from both sides at the battle of Sedan.

Marie-Clotilde-Elisabeth Louise de Riquet, comtesse de Mercy-Argenteau

After his defeat at the Battle of Sedan, she visited him for a last time when he was a prisoner of the Prussians at Schloss Wilhelmshöhe and consoled him playing music.

Paul Margueritte

Paul Margueritte (1860-1918) was born in Algeria, the son of General Jean Auguste Margueritte (1823-1870), who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Sedan.


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