Lt. Colonel Maximilian von Blumenthal September 26, 2017 195 × 289 The von Blumenthal Family at Gravelotte Lt. Colonel Maximilian von Blumenthal, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 73rd Fusiliers. At Gravelotte he led his battalion up the Mance Ravine through a murderous cross-fire only to be bombarded by mistake by Prussian artillery.