missing out of a total of 700. The 2nd Guards Infantry Brigade lost 39 officers and 1,076 men. The 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade lost 36 officers and 1,060 men. On the French side, the units holding St. Privat lost more than half their number in the village. Footnotes References Further reading Welsh, William E. "Victory At A Dreadful Cost." Military Heritage. (Sep 2014), Vol. 16 Issue 2, p56-63. External links Battlefield Pictures The French Army 1600-1900 Battle of Gravelotte Conflicts in 1870 Battles of the Franco-Prussian War Battles involving Prussia Battle of Gravelotte Military history of Lorraine Gravelotte August 1870 events