Noisseville

The Battle of Noisseville on 31 August 1870 was fought during the Franco-Prussian War and ended in a Prussian victory. Traveling from Metz, the French forces under Marshal François Achille Bazaine attempted to break through the investing line of the Prussian forces under Prince Frederick Charles. At first, the French had slight success, and maintained the ground they won during the day. But on 1 September the French were driven back into Metz, with a loss of 3,379 soldiers and 145 officers. The Prussians lost 2,850 soldiers and 126 officers.

Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe (French pronunciation: ​[sɛʁviɲi lɛ sɛ̃t baʁb], literally Servigny near Sainte-Barbe; German: Servingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Montoy-Flanville (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃twa flɑ̃vil]; German: Montingen-Flanheim) is a former commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Ogy-Montoy-Flanville.

Ogy-Montoy-Flanville (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʒi mɔ̃twa flɑ̃vil]; German: Ogingen-Montingen-Flanheim) is a commune in the department of Moselle, northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Montoy-Flanville (the seat) and Ogy.

Nouilly (French pronunciation: ​[nuji]; German: Niverlach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Failly (French pronunciation: ​[faji]; German: Fremich) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Coincy (French pronunciation: ​[kwɛ̃si]; German: Konzich) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The Battle of Borny–Colombey or the Battle of Colombey-Nouilly took place on 14 August 1870 as part of the Franco-Prussian War. During the battle the escape route of the French army under François Bazaine was blocked when the French encountered the First Army under von Steinmetz. The outcome of the battle itself was indecisive as although the French were able to escape to Metz, they were delayed for 12 hours.Like most of the early battles of the war, Borny was one that neither side had planned or wanted. For the French, the battle had dire consequences as they neglected to use their numerical superiority to force a passage and it delayed the Army's retreat out of Metz for twelve precious hours. This gave the Prussians the time to bring up their Second army under Prince Frederick Charles and assured that after the battles fought in the following days (Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte) France's premier army would be trapped at Metz.

Retonfey (French pronunciation: [ʁətɔ̃fɛ]; German: Raitenbuchen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Sainte-Barbe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t baʁb] ; German: Sankt Barbara) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Mey (German: Maien) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Vany (French pronunciation: ​[vani]; German: Warningen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.