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

Chapter 1: THE CAMPAIGN OF SEDAN THE DOWNFALL OF THE SECOND EMPIRE AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 1870 BY GEORGE HOOPER
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The narrative reconstructs the thirty-day military campaign in 1870 that ended in the encirclement and surrender of the French army at Sedan and the collapse of the Second Empire. It traces diplomatic causes, mobilization and contrasting French and German methods, then follows successive battles — Saarbrück, Woerth, Spicheren, Vionville-Mars-la-Tour, Gravelotte and related actions — through maneuver, cavalry operations and high command decisions. Emphasis falls on German operational cohesion, efficient staff organization and troop duty versus French command vacillation and logistical confusion, leading to encirclement, capitulation and the strategic consequences for both armies.

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

Author: George Hooper

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Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

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

LONDON
GEORGE BELL AND SONS
1909

CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.
TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.