Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akanga ari mumwe wevakuru vakuru vehondo avo munguva ino 1866-1870 vakafanoona uye vakaedza kugadzirira hondo isingadzivisiki neGermany, uye pakatanga Hondo yeFrance nePrussian akapiwa naNapoleon chisarudzo pakati pekutungamira kwechikwata uye chinzvimbo cheinjiniya mukuru padzimbahwe. Akasarudza kutungamirira II corps. Musi wa6 Nyamavhuvhu 1870 akabata chinzvimbo che
Spicheren kurwisa maGerman kusvikira kusvika kwekusimbiswa kwevachangobva kusvika uye kusaonekwa kweimwe mauto eFrance kwakamumanikidza kuenda pamudyandigere. Pashure peizvi akatora rutivi muhondo dzakapoteredza Metz, uko akazviratidza paMars-la-Tour neGravelotte. Akabva apinda neuto rake muKukombwa kweMetz uye akabatanidzwa mukubvuma kukundwa kweuto raBazaine. General Frossard akabudisa muna 1872 "Rapport sur les opérations du 2 corps". Akafira paCháteau-Villain (Haute-Marne).