CONTENTS.

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PART I.
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Preparations for War 2
Combat of Weissenburg (4th August) 12
Battle of WÖrth (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 Gravelotte—St. Privat (18th August) 49
New Distribution of the Army 64
The Army of ChÂlons 66
Battle of Beaumont (30th August) 76
Battle of Sedan (1st September) 87
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 Army of the Meuse 119
Investment of Paris (19th September) 124
First Negotiations for Peace 129
Reduction of Toul (23rd September) 130
Reduction of Strasburg (28th September) 131
Operations round Paris to 15th October 139
Action of Artenay (10th October) 145
Engagement at Orleans (11th October) 146
Reduction of Soissons (15th October) 149
Storming of ChÂteaudun (18th October) 151
Sortie against Malmaison (21st October) 153
Storming of Le Bourget (30th October) 156
Sortie from Metz against Bellevue (7th October) 162
Capitulation of Metz (27th October) 165
New Distribution of the Army 166
Operations of the XIVth Corps in the South-East (October) 166
Reduction of Schlettstadt (24th October) 172
Reduction of Breisach (10th November) 174
Reduction of Verdun (9th November) 175
Advance of Ist and IInd Armies (up to mid-November) 177
Engagement at Coulmiers (9th November) 181
Operations of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg 187
Situation of IInd Army (second half of November) 189
Battle of Beaune la Rolande (28th November) 192
Advance of the Army of the Loire to the relief of Paris 197
Battle of Loigny

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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