The Campaign of Sedan: The Downfall of the Second Empire, August-September 1870

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PREFACE.

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

APPENDICES.

INDEX.

Title: The Campaign of Sedan

The Downfall of the Second Empire, August-September 1870

Author: George Hooper

Language: English

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BOHN’S STANDARD LIBRARY


THE CAMPAIGN OF SEDAN


“The policy of your Government will bring you to Jena,” said M. de Moustier to Herr von Bismarck during the Crimean War. “Why not to Waterloo?” was the prompt and prophetic reply.

Wo Kraft und Muth in deutscher Seele flammen.


THE
CAMPAIGN OF SEDAN
THE
DOWNFALL OF THE SECOND EMPIRE
AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 1870
BY
GEORGE HOOPER

AUTHOR OF “WATERLOO: THE DOWNFALL OF THE FIRST NAPOLEON: A
HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGN OF 1815,” ETC.

WITH MAP AND PLANS

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1909


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