Category: History - European
PAGE Preparations for War 2 Combat of Weissenburg (4th August) 12 Battle of Woerth (6th August) 14 Battle of Spicheren (6th August) 19 Right-wheel of the German Army 26 Battle of Colombey-Nouilly (14th August) 29 Battle of Vionville--Mars la Tour (16th August) 34 Battle of Gra...
The foremost line of outposts of the investment embraced a circuit of more than twenty-eight miles. An attempt of the concentrated forces of the enemy to break through would hav...
3. PART I.The days are gone by when, for dynastical ends, small armies of professional soldiers went to war to conquer a city, or a province, and then sought winter quarters or made peace...
2. PART II.Sortie from Metz (26th August) 102 Battle of Noisseville (31st August) 106 Change of Government in Paris 114 Retreat of General Vinoy 116 March on Paris of IIIrd Army and the Ar...
1. PART I.PAGE Preparations for War 2 Combat of Weissenburg (4th August) 12 Battle of Woerth (6th August) 14 Battle of Spicheren (6th August) 19 Right-wheel of the German Army 26 Battle o...