Battle of Sarrebourg

Name: Battle of Sarrebourg
Start: 1914

1914 CE.

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The Battle of Sarrebourg, (French: Bataille de Sarrebourg) (German: Schlacht bei Saarburg), was one of the first major battles of the First World War during its first phase during the Battle of the Frontiers. It took place in the city of Sarrebourg from 18 to 20 August 1914. Alongside the Battle of Morhange, in the south-east of the current Moselle department, the Battle of Sarrebourg pitted the French 1st Army of General Dubail against the German 7th Army. These two battles ended in French defeats against the troops of Rupprecht of Bavaria, now nicknamed the "Victor of Metz".

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