The War for the Rhine Frontier, 1870: Its Political and Military History, Volume 2Blackwood, 1872 - Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 |
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The War for the Rhine Frontier: 1870: Its Political and Military History ... W. Rüstow,John L. Needham No preview available - 2021 |
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12th Corps 1st Bavarian Corps 1st of September 2d division 31st of August 5th Corps advance afterwards Alsace arms Army Corps arrived attack Baden bastion battalions batteries battle battle of Sedan Bazaine Bazeilles besieged Bismark bombardment Camp of Chalons capitulation certainly citadel command commenced Corps Legislatif Crown-Prince of Prussia defence detached forts direction division of cavalry division of infantry Donchery Ducrot Emperor Failly fire forces fortifications fortress France garrison Government guns Hauconcourt headquarters heights inhabitants investment Jules Favre King of Prussia Kummer's landwehr latter left bank Loire M'Mahon main enceinte ment Metz Meuse military Mobile Guard Moselle Napoleon National Guard North German Corps Nouart November occupied October organisation Orleans Palikao Paris Prince Frederic Charles prisoners Prussian pushed forward railway regiment Remilly Rheims Rhine rifled right bank Saxon sent side siege sortie Strasburg surrender Tann Thionville tion town Trochu Von der Tann Vouziers Werder Wimpffen