The Franco-German War of 1870-71. Graf von Helmuth Moltke

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Table of Contents

       PREFACE.

       THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR.

       PART I.

       Preparations for War.

       Combat of Weissenburg.

       Battle of Wörth.

       Battle of Spicheren.

       Right Wheel of the German Army.

       Battle of Colombey—Nouilly.

       Battle of Vionville—Mars la Tour.

       Battle of Gravelotte—St. Privat.

       New Distribution of the Army.

       The Army of Châlons.

       Battle of Beaumont.

       Battle of Sedan.

       PART II.

       Sortie from Metz.

       Battle of Noisseville.

       Change of Government in Paris.

       Retreat of General Vinoy.

       THE MARCH ON PARIS of the IIIrd Army and the Army of the Meuse.

       Investment of Paris.

       First Negotiations for Peace.

       Reduction of Toul.

       Reduction of Strasburg.

       Operations round Paris to 15th October.

       Action of Artenay.

       Engagement at Orleans.

       Reduction of Soissons.

       Storming of Châteaudun.

       Sortie Against Malmaison.

       Storming of Le Bourget.

       Sortie from Metz against Bellevue.

       Capitulation of Metz.

       New Distribution of the Army.

       Operations of the XIVth Corps in the South-East.

       Reduction of Schlettstadt.

       Reduction of Breisach.

       Taking of Verdun.

       Advance of Ist and IInd Armies up to Mid November.

       Engagement at Coulmiers.

       Operations of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg.

       Situation of IInd Army.

       Battle of Beaune la Rolande.

       The Advance of the Army of the Loire to the Relief of Paris.

       Battle of Loigny—Poupry.

       Paris in November.

       The Attempt of the Army of Paris to break out.

       The Advance of the Ist Army in November.

       Battle of Amiens.

       Reduction of La Fère.

       Reduction of Thionville.