The Franco-German war of 1870-71

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Contents

Fighting on the Frontier.

Preparations for War . ...

The Engagement at Weissenberg (August 4th)

II. The Advance on Paris and Capitulation of Metz

The Sortie from Metz (August 26th) .... 103

The Battle of Noisseville (August 31st) ... 106

Change of Administration in Paris .... 114

General Vinoy's Eetreat . . . . . . 117

The Army of the Meuse and the Third Army march on Paris 120

The Investment of Paris (September 19th) . . . 125

The First Peace Negotiations ..... 129

The Taking of Toul (September 23rd) .... 130

The Taking of Strasburg (September 28th) ... 132

Operations round Paris to the 15th of October . . 139

CONTENTS.

The Action at Artenay (October 10th) Engagements at Orleans (October 11th) The Taking of Soissons (October 15th) The Storming of Chateaudun (October 18th) A Sortie towards Malmaison (October 21st) The Storming of Le Bom-get (October 30th) A Sortie towards Bellevne (October 7th) Capitulation of Metz (October 27th)

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III. Operations in the North-east and on the Loire

Redistribution of the Army . . . . . 167

Movements of the Fourteenth Corps in the South-West (October) 167 The Taking of Schlettstadt (October 24th) ... 174 The Taking of Breisach (November 10th) . . . 175 The Taking of Verdun (November 9th) . . . 176 The Advance of the First and Second Army Corps till the middle .of November . . . . . . 178

The Engagement at Coulmiers (November 9th) . . 182

The Operations of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg . . 188 The Position of Affairs in the Second Army Corps (latter half

of November) ...... 190

The Fight at Beaune-la-Eolande (November 28th) . . 193 The Advance of the (French) Army of the Loire to the Eelief

The Battle of Loigny — Poupry (December 2nd) . . 200

IV. Fighting round Paris

Paris in November ...... 206

The Attempt to Release the Army of Paris (November 30th

and December 2nd) ..... 209

The Advance of the First Army in November . . 219

CONTENTS.

The Battle of Amiens (November 17th)

The Taking of La-Fere (November 27th)

The Taking of Diedenhof (November 24th)

The Investment of Belfort in November

Battle of Orleans (December 3rd and 4th)

The German Advance on the South, East, and West

The Grand Duke's Battle (December 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th)

The Interruption of Serious Offensive Operations in December

The Fourteenth Corps in December

The First Army in December

The Taking of M^zieres

Paris in December

The Fight at Le Bourget (December 21st)

The Eeduction of Mont-Avron (December 27th)

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Active Operations in the Provinces.

The Army of the East under General Bourbaki . . 270

The Advance on Le-Mans ..... 273

Battle of Le-Mans (10th, 11th, and 12th of January) . . 289

Operations on the North of Paris during January . . 309

The Battle of Bapaume (January 3rd) . . . 311

Actions on the Lower Seine ..... 314

Occupation of Peronne ..... 316

Battle of St. Quentin (January 19th) .... 321 Operations at the South-eastern seat of "War up to 17th of

Transfer of the French Eastern Army to the South-eastern

Seat of War, towards the end of December . . 335

Action of Villersexel (January 9th) .... 338

Battle of the Lisaine (January 15th to 17th) . . . 345

The Bombardment of Paris (January, 1871) . . - 357

Battle of Mont-Valerien (January 19th) ... 363

The Bombardment of Paris till the Armistice . . . 368 siv CONTENTS.

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The Progress of the War in the South and West.

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The Army of the South under General von Manteuff el . 374

General Hann von Weyhern's March on Dijon . . 399

Occupation of the Departments of Doubs, Jura, and Cote d'Or 401

The Siege of Belfort ...... 402

VII. Surrender and Peace

The Armistice ....... 410

The Eeturn March of the German Army . . . 416