Battle of Bellevue [SEP] point in time
Battle of Bellevue
The Battle of Bellevue on 7 October 1870 was fought during the Franco-Prussian War and ended in a Prussian victory.
The French forces under Marshal François Achille Bazaine attempted to break through the lines of the Prussians investing Metz. They were unsuccessful and were driven back into the city with a loss of 1,193 soldiers and 64 officers. The Prussians lost 1,703 soldiers and 75 officers.
References.
- George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) ()
- The DeMolay chapter, a Masonic youth leadership organization, in his hometown of Bellevue, Ohio was previously named in Gorham's honor but it is no longer active.
- The Masonic Lodge in Bellevue was also for a time named in Gorham's honor.
- Gorham's name is included among all those killed in action on a memorial plaque inside the American Legion Post No. 44 in Bellevue, Ohio.
- Gorham's name is included in a plaque overlooking Trophy Point at West Point honoring the members