 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - PaHondo yeMars-la-Tourmusi wa16 Nyamavhuvhu 1870, Batailles division yakabata chikamu cheFrench line paVionville neFlavigny-sur-Moselle. Akakuvadzwa mudumbu muhondo yacho. Akanga ane mabhiza maviri akaurawa pasi pake paHondo yeGravelotte musi wa18 Nyamavhuvhu 1870. Ari mungozi yokurasikirwa noupenyu hwake, akaendeswa kuMetz, iyo yakanga yakakomberedzwa nemauto eGermany musi wa19 Nyamavhuvhu 1870 uye pakupedzisira yakapa musi wa27 Gumiguru 1870 mushure mekukombwa kwemazuva makumi manomwe eMetz. Bataille akatapwa apo Metz akakundwa. 