The Campaign of Sedan: The Downfall of the Second Empire. August-September, 1870G. Bell and sons, 1887 - 362 sider |
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Side 173
... Bois de Vionville , Bois St. Arnould , the Bois des Ognons , the Bois des Chevaux . To the west and south- west of Rezonville the country was generally open ; but there was a clump of trees shading a pool near Vionville , and , north of ...
... Bois de Vionville , Bois St. Arnould , the Bois des Ognons , the Bois des Chevaux . To the west and south- west of Rezonville the country was generally open ; but there was a clump of trees shading a pool near Vionville , and , north of ...
Side 175
... Bois de Vionville , and connect the array with Lapasset's brigade on the ridge which , from the north , overlooked the Bois St. Arnould and the ravine leading to Gorze . The 6th Corps , encamped north of the main road , con- tinued the ...
... Bois de Vionville , and connect the array with Lapasset's brigade on the ridge which , from the north , overlooked the Bois St. Arnould and the ravine leading to Gorze . The 6th Corps , encamped north of the main road , con- tinued the ...
Side 177
... Bois de Vionville , the batteries on the lofty hill were safe , and Stülpnagel's Division was solidly established upon the most commanding uplands in that part of the field . To their left rear was the Sixth Cavalry Division ; but ...
... Bois de Vionville , the batteries on the lofty hill were safe , and Stülpnagel's Division was solidly established upon the most commanding uplands in that part of the field . To their left rear was the Sixth Cavalry Division ; but ...
Side 181
... Bois des Ognons , so as to watch the ravines , down one of which the Mance flowed to Ars , and in the bed of the other the Jurée ran to Novéant . Lapasset , who barred the road from Gorze , was reinforced by a regiment of Grenadiers ...
... Bois des Ognons , so as to watch the ravines , down one of which the Mance flowed to Ars , and in the bed of the other the Jurée ran to Novéant . Lapasset , who barred the road from Gorze , was reinforced by a regiment of Grenadiers ...
Side 189
... cut him off from Metz . So that when Colonel von Rex pushed boldly up the ravine against Lapasset and his flankers opened fire from the edge of the Bois des Ognons , the French Commander CHAP . VIII . ] THE FRENCH RETREAT THWARTED . 189.
... cut him off from Metz . So that when Colonel von Rex pushed boldly up the ravine against Lapasset and his flankers opened fire from the edge of the Bois des Ognons , the French Commander CHAP . VIII . ] THE FRENCH RETREAT THWARTED . 189.
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1st Brig 2nd Brig 7th Corps advance adversary Amanvillers arrived artillery assailants attack Austria battalions batteries battle Bavarians Bazeilles Benedetti Bitsche Brig brigade camp Canrobert cavalry centre Chalons Chassepot combat command Crown Prince Cuirassiers directed Douay Dragoons Duc de Gramont Ducrot Eleventh Corps Emperor Napoleon enemy Failly Fifth Corps fight fire flank Flavigny Forbach forward France French Army front Frossard German Army Givonne Gravelotte ground Guard guns Gunstett head-quarters hills horse horsemen hour Hussars Imperial infantry King William Ladmirault Leboeuf Major-Gen Marshal Bazaine Marshal MacMahon Metz Meuse military Minister Moltke Moselle moved Napoleon III Nouart numbers o'clock officers Paris Pont à Mousson position Prussian railway ravine rear regiments retired retreat Rezonville Rhine road rode Roncourt Saar Saarbrück Saarlouis Sarreguemines Saxon sent side skirmishers soldiers Spicheren squadrons Staff Steinmetz Stenay stood Strasburg tion troops Uhlans Verdun village Vionville Wimpffen Woerth woods Würtemberg