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

INDEX.

Abbatucci’s brigade at Woerth, 115.
Abzac, Colonel d’, 252.
Aillicourt, 293.
Aire, river, 248.
Aisne, river, 232, 242, 248, 249, 264, 277;
the Guard on the, at Triaucourt, 232;
canal, Meuse and, 251.
Albrecht, Archduke of Austria, 34, 64.
Albrecht of Prussia, Prince, 115.
Albrechtshaüser, farm (Woerth), 107.
Algeria, regiments from, 68.
Algerians, native, 84.
Alsace, 68;
small German party enters, 70;
84, 90;
and Lorraine, 96;
effect of blows struck in, 232.
235;
Alten, Major von, 323.
Alvensleben I., General von, 267, 268.
Alvensleben II., Lieut.-General von, at Spicheren, 121;
“the fiery” directs attack (Vionville), 172, 176–178, 186, 187.
Amanvillers (Gravelotte battle), French position, 193, 195, 196;
198, 199, 201, 207, 208, 218, 220–225, 228;
gallant charge of 3rd Brigade at, 220;
railway from, to Habonville, 202.
Amagne, 293.
Amiel’s, General, Cavalry at Sedan, 296.
Andigné, Colonel d’, 304, 305.
Ardennes, the German Armies in the, 265–273.
Argancy and Antilly, German reinforcements at, 281.
Argonne, the, 245.
Army of Chalons, the, composition of, 235, 236, 241;
position of, 276, 285, 290, 307;
its end, 336.
Army, French, condition of, at beginning of war, 59, 60, 61, 62;
after Saarbrück, 76;
movements towards the Meuse, 257–261;
returns to Metz camps, losses at Noisseville, 281;
disorder in retreat on Sedan, 273–274, 286–287;
position of, in Sedan, 296, 297;
confused accounts of retreat, 302;
three Commanders of, in three hours, 303;
condition of, 310;
surrenders, 336.
Army, German, turned north-west, 245;
facing north, 264, 267;
pursues in running fight, 273.
Army, German, First, as pivot, 138;
also, 142, 144, 165.
Army, German, Second, and First, all available men in motion, 190.
Army, German, Third, Bavarians of, at Triaucourt, 254;
movements of, 255, 256.
Army, MacMahon’s, between Rhetel and Vouziers, 243.
Army of the Meuse (German), composition of, 230;
moving, 232, 233;
movements of, 254, 255, 256;
positions and losses, 274, 275.
Army, Prussian, reform, 4, 5, 6.
Army of the Rhine (French), positions at Spicheren, 117;
retired westward of Metz, 188;
facing Paris, 193;
retires to Metz, 226, 228;
reasons for defeat of, 229;
in Metz, 285.
Arndt, the spirit of, 2.
Arry, village, 165.
Ars, village on the Moselle, 177, 191, 193, 215;
road from, to Jussy, troops on, 211.
Ars-Laquenexy, village, 151.
Artillery, duel at Beaumont, 270;
clever withdrawal of Failly’s, 270;
French and German, 312, 313;
German, at Noisseville, 281;
effect of, 299;
German, grand but disastrous conduct of, 201;
Steinmetz’s attack with, 212, 213.
Attigny on the Aisne, 234, 249, 251, 293.
Aube, river, 247.
Auboué, 208, 210.
Auerswald, Colonel von, 182, 183.
Austria, and the Italian question, 12;
refuses Conference, 12;
crushed by Prussia, excluded from Germany, 13;
irritated as well as humbled, 16;
requests Diet to call out Federal Corps, 12.
Austrian Emperor, Francis Joseph, and Schleswig-Holstein, 6, 7, 9;
meets Napoleon III. at Salzburg, 33, 34;
Napoleon III. appeals to, 160.
Aymard, General, 280.
Aymard’s division of Decaen’s Corps at Colombey, 156, 161;
at Vionville, 180.
Balan, 298, 305, 306;
and Bazeilles, Germans hold, 310;
the Emperor watching fight near, 311;
Wimpffen’s effort at, 316, 317, 324.
Ban St. Martin (Metz), Bazaine’s fatal despatch from, 241.
Banthéville, 257;
Guards at, 259.
Bar le Duc, King at, 25th Aug., 233;
German head-quarters, 243, 247;
council at, 254, 255, 256.
Baraque Mouton, farmstead, Germans take, 126.
Barby, General von, 163, 164;
at Mars la Tour, 180, 183, 184.
Barail, Du, at Conflans, 164;
at Mars la Tour, 183, 184.
Barnekow, General von, 121, 185.
Basle, 70.
Bataille, General, at Spicheren, 120, 123, 126;
at Vionville, 171, 173, 174.
Bavarians in Bazeilles, 298, 299.
Bayon on the Upper Moselle, 163.
Bayonville, 259, 264.
Bazaine, Marshal, ordered to occupy Saarbrück, 72, 73, 74, 92, 93;
at Spicheren, 116;
fears being turned, 118, 124;
has three divisions within nine miles, 129;
to protect Frossard, 134, 138, 140;
promoted over six Marshals, 145, 146;
takes command, 147;
head-quarters at Borny, 148;
unable to retreat over Moselle, protects retreat, 149;
slightly hurt at Colombey-Nouilly, 157;
retreat of Army, 159–168;
roused by cannonade, 171;
at Vionville, 175, 176, 177, 180, 185;
at Gravelotte, 188;
motives examined, 192;
military theory, 193;
retires to strong position, 193;
misjudgment of, 196;
battle of Gravelotte and retreat on Metz, 199–227;
incapable of retrieving previous errors, 228;
suspicions against, not justified, 229, 230;
leaves MacMahon free to act, 239;
anxiety to relieve, 240;
his fatal despatch, 241, 242, 252, 253;
in Metz, 276–278, 281, 282.
Bazeilles, village, 287;
terrible combats in, 293–306.
Beaumont, 251, 257;
5th Corps at, 261;
Failly reaches, 263–266;
Failly surprised at, 267–271;
retreat with running fight, 273;
Germans in front of, 274.
Beauclair, village, 258, 262.
Beaufort, 262.
Belgian frontier, the, 245;
French Army pressed against, 285, 292, 295, 296, 297.
Belgium, French, and Prussian proposals, 22;
French to be followed into, if not disarmed, 286, 297.
Belfort, 62, 64, 84, 93, 235, 236;
fortress untaken, Sept. 1st, 283.
Bellecroix, 141, 152, 160.
Belval, 261, 262, 267.
Benedetti, M. de, French Ambassador, and Bismarck, 10, 12, 19, 20, 21;
goes to Ems, 42;
interviews with King, 44–48.
Bennigsen, Herr von, asks question about Luxemburg, 26.
Berlin, 1, 2, 3;
political conflict in, 6, 8;
Council in, 9, 12;
King and Bismarck return to, 13;
King reaches, 52;
head-quarters still at, 69.
Bernecourt, 189.
Beust, Count von, Saxon Minister, makes proposals, 11;
as Austrian Chancellor, 33.
Bibesco, Prince Georges, cited, 62;
about Douay, 258;
Cuirassiers on flooded bridge, 274, 311;
description of Sedan, 321.
Bismarck, Count Otto von, chosen to advise the King, 3;
experience at St. Petersburg, 4;
dealings with Prussian Parliament, 4;
and Polish Insurrection, 1864, 8;
Convention of Gastein, 8;
and Parliament, 8;
and Austrian protection, 9;
and Benedetti, 10;
Nikolsburg, secret military treaties with S. German States, 14, 15;
foundation of German Unity, 16;
view of Napoleon III., 17, 18;
and Benedetti’s demand for left bank of Rhine, 20, 21;
and Belgium, 22;
and Luxemburg, 25;
prints Bavarian secret treaty, 25;
answers Bennigsen, 26;
retrospect on Luxemburg question, 29, 30;
with Moltke in Paris, 1867, 32;
utilizes Salzburg meeting to rouse German feeling, 34, 35;
desires to avoid war, 37;
publishes account of Ems meeting, 47;
meets King William at railway, 52;
saying to Benedetti on Napoleon’s dynasty, 134;
on King’s staff at Malmaison, 214;
seen by Dr. Russell at Bar le Duc, 255, 256;
former hunting in Ardennes, 266;
sends to German Minister at Brussels, 285;
described by Russell, 322;
influence on terms of settlement, 327–330;
meeting with Emperor, 331, 332.
Bismarck, Counts Herbert and William, 183.
Bitsche, fortress, commanding pass in the Vosges, 67, 70, 76, 93, 96,
97, 99, 114, 115, 116, 143;
still untaken Sept. 1st, 283.
Blumenthal, General von, at Woerth battle, 115, 234, 248;
carries Chantrenne farm, 200;
at Bar le Duc, in favour of northern march, 254, 255;
forecasts French fate, 255;
at conference of Chémery, 295;
with Crown Prince at Sedan, 322, 326.
Bois Chevalier, 300.
Bois les Dames, De Failly goes to, 259.
Bois de la Cusse, 195;
Hessians attack through, 202, 206;
fighting in, 219, 221.
Bois de la Garenne, 295, 306;
wandering battalions in, 312.
Bois de Genivaux, French in, 194, 196;
German attack on, 205;
French in, 206, 207, 211, 214.
Bois des Ognons (Vionville), 177, 185.
Bois de Vaux, 193, 194, 204;
attack from feared, 211, 218;
and forest of Jaumont, tract between, 228.
Bois de Vionville, 169, 171, 173.
Bois St. Arnould, 169, 171.
Bonie, Colonel, 313.
Bonnemain’s, General de, cavalry charge at Woerth, 112;
cavalry at Sedan, 296;
appeal to, by Ducrot, 313.
Bonnemain’s brigade to Les Grands Armoises, 258;
to Raucourt, 261.
Bonnemain’s division, 249, 251;
Cuirassiers crossing Meuse, 274.
Bordas, General, 249.
Bordes, Fort des (Metz), 150; 152.
Borny, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 155, 158, 160, 191.
Bose, General von, 104;
at Woerth, 110, 111, 113.
Boucheporn, 79.
Boulay, 139.
Boult-aux-Bois, 258, 259.
Bouillon, road to, northern exit from Sedan, 296, 306.
Bourbaki, General de, at Vionville, 185;
at Gravelotte, 214, 221, 223, 224, 225.
Bouzonville, 79.
Brahaut’s, General de, Cavalry, 234, 256, 262.
Brandenburg, Infantry at Vionville, 174, 179.
Bredow, General von, 163, 164;
at Vionville, his brilliant Cavalry charge, 178;
his brigade, 180.
Brême d’or, farmhouse, Germans take, 126.
Brieulles sur Bar, 251, 256.
Briey, 166, 187;
road to, 195;
Germans on roads by, 240, 246.
Brincourt, General, brigade of Guards at Colombey, 153;
brigade, 215.
Bruch-Mühle, 101, 102.
Bruville, 184;
French position after Vionville, 186;
outposts, 190.
Buchy, 143, 155.
Buddenbrock, General von, captures Vionville, 173.
Budritzky’s troops, 221.
Bülow, General von, with batteries at Vionville, 172.
Buzancy, 245;
French in, 248, 249, 250;
German and French Cavalry skirmish, 256, 257, 259, 260, 264;
King William and staff watch Beaumont fight from, 269;
German head-quarters, 291.
Busch, Dr. Moritz, cited, on Sedan, 321, 323;
on Bismarck and the Emperor, 331, 333.
Buxières, village, 171, 173.
Cadenbronn, 117.
Cambriels, infantry commander at Beaumont, ordered back by MacMahon, 270.
Camp de Misère, le, in the loop of Meuse, 336.
Canrobert, Marshal, 68, 93;
at Chalons, 134, 135, 145;
on the Moselle, 148;
over Moselle, 149, 153;
halted at Rezonville, 161;
position before Vionville, 169;
his brigade recedes, 174;
recapture of Vionville and Flavigny, 177;
intrenching tools left at Chalons, 196;
evidence on patrols, Bazaine trial, 199;
his phrase about German “tirailleurs d’artillerie,” 201;
his cannon and infantry, 203;
extreme French right, 207;
outposts discovered, 210;
borrows from Ladmirault, 215;
looks for help from Bazaine, 223, 224;
retreat, 225;
to Metz, 226;
commands Mobiles, 236, 237, 278;
at Noisseville, 280, 281, 300.
Canrobert’s Corps, 141;
at Vionville, 180;
6th Corps, 195;
Cavalry, 233, 235.
Capitulation of Sedan, the text drawn up by Head-Quarter Staff (German),
330.
Carignan, road to, eastern way out of Sedan, 296, 297;
Emperor vanishes from, 287;
Guard cavalry take, 291, 301, 303;
Wimpffen proposes to retreat on, 315.
Carling, Steinmetz at, 139.
Castagny, General de, misled (Spicheren), 129;
did his best but was too late, 130;
slightly hurt at Colombey-Nouilly, 157;
at Vernéville, 161.
Castelnau, Count, at Donchery, 326;
interposes, 329;
with Emperor, 331.
Causes of the war, summary of, 52, 53, 54.
Cavalry combat at Mars la Tour, 183, 184.
Cavalry, French, its traditions, charge at Woerth, 108;
movements of, 249;
positions at Sedan, 296;
charge at Sedan, 313, 314, 315.
Cavalry, German, over the Saar, 118;
at work, 139, 140, 141;
watchfulness of, 150;
activity beyond Moselle, 163, 164, 165;
movements, 247, 248, 250, 256, 257;
value of cavalry, 259;
close on French rear, 263;
operations of, 233, 234, 291.
Cazal, 310;
defended by Liébert, 315, 316;
Germans in, 317.
Cerçay, M. Router’s château of, papers found in, 21.
Chagny, 251, 257.
Chalons, reserve at, 64;
Canrobert still at, 93, 134, 135;
MacMahon and subordinates retire on, 136, 141, 143, 144;
railway to, 189;
roads towards, 192;
French Army driven to, 230, 232, 233;
camp at, 234, 235, 236;
new army, dangers of, 240, 244, 245;
camp, 247;
army of, 264.
Chamber, the French, sanctions war, 15;
speeches in, 246.
Chambière, Isle, 160, 278, 279.
Champenois, farm, garrisoned, 200, 202, 207;
stormed and taken, 211.
Changarnier, General, remarks on Bazaine’s reported words, 228.
Chantrenne, farm, musketry from, carried, 200;
Germans in, 202, 205, 207.
Charles, Prince Frederick, of Prussia, commanding Second Army, 69;
change of orders, 70;
on the march, 78, 79;
158, 165;
at Vionville, 170, 171;
arrives from Pont à Mousson, 179, 180;
and Voigts-Rhetz at Flavigny, 182;
188, 190;
general order issued to, 197;
instructs Manstein, 198;
rides to sound of battle at Gravelotte, 202, 203, 207, 219;
in command of investing Army, 231;
intercepts letter, 244;
278, 281.
Charles of Lorraine, Prince, in Prague, 229.
Charmes, 233.
Chassepot rifle, effect at Mentana, 36.
Château d’Aubigny, 151, 152, 280.
Château de Bellevue, German head-quarters, Emperor at,
Capitulation signed at, 335.
Château Salins, 140, 143.
Châtel St. Germain, 161;
deep defile, 195;
Guard at, 207.
Chaumont, 233;
railway station books, 234, 236.
Chémery, village, 143;
conference of Moltke and Generals, 295.
Chevreau, M. de, Minister of Interior, 233, 238.
Chieulles and Vany, 280, 281.
Chiers, the, 275, 287;
bridges on, 292;
passage over, 294.
Cissey, General de, at Colombey, 153, 155;
Vionville, 181;
brigades, 182;
Gravelotte, 220.
Clérambault, General de, at Vionville, 184.
Clermont in Argonne, 232, 254.
Cochery, M., 43.
Coffinières, General, Governor of Metz, 147, 148.
Cologne Gazette, Ems telegram published in, 47, 48.
Colombey, village, 150–157, 278.
Colombey-Nouilly, battle of, 150, 152–159;
with Vionville, and Gravelotte, battles, consequences of, 229.
Commercy, 232;
important French despatches captured, 233.
Conference project, Napoleon’s, 11, 12.
Conflans, 159, 164, 166, 191.
Conseil-Dumesnil, General, at Woerth, 99;
his men, 106;
his division, 266, 271.
Contenson, Colonel, killed in charge at Mouzon, 273.
Convention of Gastein, defined by Bismarck, 8.
Courcelles, 117;
Chaussy, 162;
Sur Nied, 162, 165.
Craushaar’s brigade, 211.
Crimean War, effect on relations of Russia and Prussia, 2.
Crown Prince of Prussia, Frederick William, commands Third Army, 69;
at Spires, 70;
leads advance, 76, 77;
at the Klingbach, 79;
on the Lauter, 84;
attacks Wissembourg, 86;
checks pursuit, 89;
position after, 91;
before Woerth, 96, 99;
August 6th, 103, 104, 115;
139, 159, 232, 241;
his Cavalry near the Aube, 247;
at Bar le Duc, 254, 255;
to Ste. Menehould, 259;
ordered to attack at Sedan, 285;
his operations, 292;
at Chémery, 294, 295, 297;
directs troops to Mézières road, 307;
his officers described by Russell, 322;
conference with King, 323.
Custines, village, 158.
Czar of Russia, the, more than friendly, 16;
his Eastern designs, 17.
Daigny, bridge at, over Givonne, 293;
Germans fall back at, 304;
succeed at, 305.
Damvillers, 246, 256;
plan of abandoned, 257.
David, M. Jérôme, 49, 81.
Decaen, General, commanding 3rd Corps, 136;
at French Centre, 148–151;
his four divisions at Colombey, 153;
mortally wounded, 157.
Declaration of War, 1, 52.
Delme, 143.
Despatches, important French, captured, 233.
Diet of Frankfort, 12.
Dieulouard, 141, 142, 143, 158, 163, 164, 189.
Doering, Major-General von, at Spicheren, 121;
killed at Vionville, 173.
Dombasle, 232, 254, 256.
Dom le Mesnil, 295, 307.
Donchery, failure to blow up bridge at, 289;
Germans prepare to pass Meuse at, 290, 293, 295, 300;
bridge, 307;
meeting of generals at, scene, 326, 327–330, 331, 336.
Doncourt, 177;
hills, 180.
Douay, General Abel, divisional commander, 84, 85;
killed at Wissembourg, 86, 87, 88.
Douay, General Félix, Chief of 7th Corps, 68, 131, 144;
movements of, 249, 250;
ordered to move on the Meuse, 258;
to cross it, “coúte que coúte,” 271, 274, 276;
occupies Floing and Illy, 290;
shelled, 308, 309;
Wimpffen and, 311, 312, 313, 316;
and the Capitulation, 319.
Douzy, village, Ducrot’s corps at, 286, 287;
Saxons pass, 291;
and hold bridge, 292.
Drouyn de Lhuys, M., Foreign Minister, 16–20.
Ducrot, General, divisional commander, 84;
at Woerth, 98, 99, 106, 110;
begins to retire, 113;
complains of scarcity, 243; 276;
Emperor in camp of, 286;
urges Emperor to go to Sedan, 287;
fired into, 291;
holds the Givonne, 296;
takes command of Army, 300;
superseded by
Wimpffen, 301, 302;
operations, 303, 304;
disputes, 311, 312;
appeal to cavalry, 313, 315, 316;
his description of interior of Sedan, 319;
altercation with Wimpffen, 316, 317, 325.
Dumont, General, division commander of Douay’s corps, 144;
sent after Bordas, 250;
at Beaumont, 271.
Dun, on the Meuse, 247, 257, 259, 262.
Dürrenbach, 107.
Duvernois, Clement, 49, 81. Eberbach, village, 98, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110;
stream, 107; 110.
Elbe Duchies, the, taken from the Dane, 7.
Elsasshausen, French right, 98, 106, 107;
German attack on, 110, 111;
set on fire, 112.
Emperor. See Napoleon.
Empress of the French, Eugénie, fatal conduct in politics, 81;
made Regent, 137, 235–239;
Napoleon’s telegram, 335.
England, irritated by Mexican adventure, 32.
Epinal, 131.
Erize la Petite, 254.
Etain, 165, 246.
Failly, de, General, commander of 5th Corps, 61, 73;
at Saarbrück, 74, 92;
fluctuating, 96, 97;
joins MacMahon after Woerth, 116;
Spicheren, 117;
halts, 131;
to Nancy, 134;
counter-ordered, 135, 138, 144;
troops, 233;
in twenty trains, 234;
movements, 256, 258, 259;
MacMahon’s despatches to, captured, 260, 261;
action at Nouart, 262, 263;
in the Ardennes, 266;
camp at Beaumont attacked, 268;
repels attack and retires, 269, 270, 273;
285, 288.
Failly, village, 278, 279, 280, 281.
Faulquemont, 139;
Emperor visited by Bazaine at, 140.
Faure, General, 252, 319;
at Donchery, 326.
Favre, M. Jules, 52, 81.
Fenestrange, 144.
Flanville, 280, 281.
Flavigny (Vionville), 171, 173;
taken by Germans, 174, 176.
Fleigneux, 306, 307, 309.
Flize, Würtembergers engage Vinoy’s outposts at, 293, 295.
Floing, north-west face of French position, at Sedan, 290, 296;
Germans in, 308, 309, 313.
Forbach, 79, 94, 117, 118, 119, 122, 123; 128, 129, 130, 137, 138, 139.
Forbacherberg, 126, 127.
Forton, General de, 163;
falls back on Vionville, 164, 168, 169;
want of patrols, 171;
returns cavalry charge, 178.
France, General de, 166, 183.
François, General von, at Spicheren, 122, 124.
Fransecky, General von, at Gravelotte, 204, 217.
Francheval, 287, 291, 300, 306.
Frederick II., the Great, his Manstein, 199;
compared, 229.
Frederick William IV., 2.
French Court, the, projects of, 21.
French, the, propose to move, 147;
unable to cross Moselle, 148, 149;
retreat after Colombey, 159;
surprised by artillery (Vionville), 170;
advance, 214;
counter-stroke at Floing, 310.
French prisoners sent to Germany, 336.
French Generals, examples of two fatal errors, 147;
meeting to consider Capitulation, 324, 325.
Frénois, German battery in, fires on Vinoy, 289;
batteries at, alarm French railway officials, 292;
batteries on, to give signal to renew, 323, 324.
Fresne, 165.
Froeschwiller, MacMahon’s position, 98, 102, 106, 107;
road to, 110; 112;
Raoult wounded at, 113;
captured, 114.
Frossard, General, at Saarbrück, 73, 74, 75;
takes position at Forbach, 93, 94;
on the Saar, 116–118;
disposition of troops, 120;
impressed, 123, 126;
retires, 128, 129, 130, 131, 134;
crosses Moselle, 148, 149, 153;
at Rezonville, 161;
failure of patrols, 168;
at Vionville, 169;
retreat, 175, 176;
field-works, 192, 195, 196;
outposts begin, Gravelotte, 197, 200;
strong position, 206–217;
reserves, 226;
at Noisseville, 279.
Frossard’s Corps, 159, 170, 171, 185, 194.
Furia Francese, 314.
Galgenberg, the (Spicheren), 120.
Galliffet, General de, charges at St. Menges, 308, 309;
charges with Chasseurs d’Afrique, 313.
Gambetta, M., speaks against war, 51, 81.
Garenne, the, 315.
Gayl, General von, turns Aymard out of Servigny, 280.
German military system considered—its risks, 97;
mobilization—Prussian, 56, 57;
S. German, 58.
Germans, movements of about Sedan, 290–295, 310.
German unity, foundation of, 14, 16.
General Staff, the Prussian, brain of the Army, 5.
Germonville, 256.
Gersdorf, Lieut.-Gen. von, 307.
George of Saxony, Prince, sent down the Orne, 208;
ordered to sweep round French right, 211.
Giffert Wald, the (Spicheren), 123–129.
Girard, General, killed in cavalry charge, 315.
Girardin, M. St. Marc, estimate of Napoleon, 18.
Givodeau, Wood of, 270.
Givonne, the stream, 287, 293, 295;
held by Lebrun’s and Ducrot’s corps, 296;
battle on the, 298–304;
in German hands, 310, 315–317.
Givonne, Fond de, and village, 295, 306–311.
Glablenz, Austrian Field-Marshal in Holstein, 12.
Glümer, Lieut.-General von, at Colombey, 153.
Gneisenau, Major-Gen. von, 74, 75, 76;
his brigade failed to surprise Thionville, 158, 159;
his brigade sent on by Goeben, 212.
Gnügge, Captain, his battery at St. Hubert, 213.
Goeben, General von, at Spicheren, supports Kameke, 121;
takes command, sends in reserves, 125;
at Gravelotte, attacks to employ French left, 205;
Steinmetz talks to, 212.
Goersdorf, 104.
Golz, Major-General Baron von, 129;
attacks French retreat, and begins Colombey-Nouilly battle, 150;
without orders, 152, 154, 155;
215, 218, 278.
Gondrecourt, General, 184, 225;
village, 232.
Gortschakoff, Prince, and the Treaty of Paris, 36.
Gorze, village, 169, 171, 177, 179, 185, 190.
Gothard, St., railway, a menace to France, 40.
Govone, General, Italian envoy to Berlin, 10, 11.
Goze, General, 91.
Gramont, Duc de, Minister for Foreign Affairs, sends Benedetti to Ems, 42;
speech in Chamber, 43;
presses demands, 45;
46, 53, 54.
Gramont, General de, 170, 178.
Grand Pré, village, 243, 247, 248, 249, 250, 256, 264.
Granville, Lord, attempts at compromise, 47.
Gravelotte, French Army directed towards, 159;
169, 171, 177, 191;
battle-field described, 193, 194, 195;
French position, 196, 199;
204, 206;
German position, 206;
Goeben and Steinmetz at, 212;
darkness ends fight at St. Hubert, 217;
course of battle, 218–223;
numbers and losses on both sides, 226, 227;
229.
Gravelotte, Bazaine’s account of, 241.
Gravelotte, defile, road across, 212, 213.
Gravelotte, road from, to Verdun, 168, 169;
road out of Metz, 159.
Gravelotte battle, various names for, 228.
Great Staff, German, leaves Berlin with King, 70;
at Mainz, 77;
142, 188;
surprised at MacMahon’s eastward march, 244.
Grenier, General, his division, 149;
at Colombey, 153, 154;
at Vionville, 180, 181.
Greyère, farm, 181, 185, 186.
Grigy, 155.
Grimont, farm, 151;
Bazaine consults generals at, 277.
Grimont, Bois de, 279.
Grouchy, Le Capitaine Marquis de, despatches captured, 260.
Grossbliedersdorf, 79.
Guard, French, 215.
Guard, Prussian, and Saxon at Gravelotte, 209–227.
Guard, losses at St. Privat, 227.
Gueblange, 139.
Gunstett, Uhlans cross Sauer at, 91;
(Woerth), 100, 103, 106, 107, 109.
Habonville, 195, 202, 203, 206;
Guard at, 208, 210.
Hagenau, 84, 85, 89, 100, 115.
Ham, 79.
Hanover, King of, with Austria and the Bund, 9, 13.
Han sur Nied, 163.
Hapsburg-Lorraine, House of, 161.
Harricourt, 258.
Harskirchen, 139.
Hartmann, General Ritter von, at Woerth, 100, 102, 105, 106, 112;
cavalry, 212.
Hasse, Captain, Battery at St Hubert, 213.
Hatzfeldt, Count, 323.
Heiltz l’Evêque, 232.
Hellimer, 139.
Helmuth, Captain, 272, 273.
Helvig, Captain Hugo, on French position, 99.
Henry, Prince, Governor of Luxemburg, 24.
Herny, 143;
King and Staff at, 162.
Hesse Darmstadt, included in the Prussian military system, 14.
Hesse, Prince Louis of, Lieut.-General commanding Hessian division, 72;
at Vionville, 186;
holds Bois de la Cusse, 202;
at Noisseville, 280.
Hesse, Grand Duke of, 72.
Hessians at Amanvillers, 220, 221.
Hochwald, 100, 113.
Hohenzollern, Candidature of Prince Leopold of,
for the crown of Spain, 41, 42;
withdrawn, 45.
Holland, King of, discloses the designs on Luxemburg, 25.
Holstein-Schleswig, 7.
Hungary and Austria, 10.
House of Belgian weaver, meeting of Napoleon and Bismarck, 332.
House of Commons, English, averse to war, 7.
Iges, peninsula on the Meuse, 295.
Illy, village, 287, 308, 312, 313.
Illy, Calvaire d’, 290;
French position, 295, 296, 306, 308, 310, 312;
Germans reach, 313.
Ingweiler, 115.
Investment of Bazaine, troops for, 230.
Iron Cross, The Order of the, restored, 70.
Isle Chambière, Ladmirault crossing at, 160.
Italian Kingdom created, 6.
Italy, Victor Emmanuel, King of, Napoleon appeals to, 160.
Jägers save railway viaduct, 294.
Jarny and Conflans, sounds of battle, 171;
road to, 197, 207.
Jaumont, Péchot retires to forest of, 224.
Jerusalem, farm, 208.
Joinville, 236.
Jolivet’s brigade, 120;
at Spicheren, 122;
at Vionville, 172, 176.
Juniville, 243.
Jurée, brook, 169, 177.
Jussy, village on Moselle, 195.
Kaiserslautern, 68, 76, 77, 79, 95.
Kameke, Lieut.-General von, at Spicheren, 121, 122, 124;
with Steinmetz, 191, 192.
Kedange, 277.
Kehl, bridge of, broken, 70.
Kirchbach, General von, 104, 105, 106, 113;
at Sedan, 307.
Kinglake, Mr., character of Napoleon, 133.
Kraatz, General von, at Vionville, 180, 181.
Kummer, General von, Landwehr reserve, 158, 230.
La Besace, village, 258, 261, 271, 274.
Ladmirault, General de, 93;
at Spicheren, 116–118, 134;
at Colombey, 148–162;
at Vionville, 180, 181, 184, 185;
at Gravelotte, 194, 215, 223;
at Noisseville, 278, 279.
Ladmirault’s Corps, 140, 177, 183, 199, 225, 226.
La Folie, farm, 194, 198, 200, 202, 207, 217, 225.
Lafont de Villiers, General, 173.
Laheycourt, 232.
Landstuhl, 95.
Langensalza, Battle of, 13.
La Moncelle, Saxons seize, 299, 300, 302;
brilliant French attack, 305;
Emperor near, 311.
Lapasset, General, at Saarguemines, 91;
brigade at Vionville, 171, 177, 185;
at St. Ruffine, 195;
contest with Golz, 215.
La Planchette, farm, 152.
Laquenexy, 281.
Lartigue, General, 84, 99;
at Woerth, 105–113;
at Sedan, 304, 305.
La Thibaudine, farm, 271.
Lauter, and Lauterbourg, lines of, 76, 77;
86, 87.
Lauvalliers, 151, 152, 154, 156.
Lavalette, Napoleon’s letter to, 20.
La Vallières, stream, 151.
Laveaucoupet, General, at Spicheren, 120, 122, 128;
to be placed in Metz and Verdun, 137.
La Viré farm, Prince Augustus at, 306.
Lebach, 73, 75, 79, 95.
Lebœuf, Marshal, Chief of the Staff, 49–50, 59–62;
at Metz, 92, 116;
unfitness for command, 117, 136, 145, 161;
at Vionville, 169, 171, 177, 180, 181;
at Gravelotte, 205, 211, 215, 217, 225, 226;
228;
withdrawn from Noisseville, 279, 281.
Lebœuf’s Corps, 185, 194, 196.
Lebrun, General, 235, 243, 261, 270;
retreat on Sedan, 286, 287, 288–294;
at Bazeilles, 296–299, 301, 302;
at Givonne, 304, 311;
condemns Wimpffen’s efforts, 316, 317;
arrangements for Capitulation, 318, 319.
Lebrun’s Corps, 291, 293.
Le Chesne-Populeux, 243, 249;
MacMahon, head-quarters, 251, 257, 258;
263, 266.
Lee, General Robert, his saying on war, 223.
Legrand, General, at Mars la Tour, 183, 184.
Lehmann, Colonel, at Tronville, 176, 177.
Leipzig, farm, 194, 196, 207.
Lémoncourt, 143.
Le Mont de Brune, 272, 273.
L’Envie, farm, 202, 207.
Lespart, General Guyot de, 91;
at Woerth, 141, 262.
Les Etangs, 140, 142, 149.
Lessy, cross roads by, 159, 161.
Létanne, bridge constructed at, 291.
“Le Temps,” paragraph in, 246.
L’Hériller and Pellé’s Division, 302.
Liébert, General, 313, 315, 316.
Ligny, 232;
Great Staff and Crown Prince at, 245.
Loftus, Lord Augustus, 46.
Longeville, 241;
camp, 161.
Longuyon, 230.
Longstreet, General (United States), 255.
Lorencez, General de, at Colombey-Nouilly, 153, 155, 157, 162.
Lunéville, 144, 159, 162.
Luxemburg, negotiations, and question, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.
Mack, General, at Ulm, 229.
MacMahon, Marshal, assembling 1st Corps near Strasburg, 68;
scattered condition of command, 84, 85;
at Reichshofen, 89–99;
at Woerth, 109, 112, 114;
back on Sarrebourg, 116;
ordered to Chalons, 134, 135, 138, 144;
still at large, 231;
at Rhetel, 234;
at Chalons, 236, 237;
receives command of army, 238;
moves army to Reims, 240;
on the Aisne, 248;
turns from Stenay to Mouzon, 259;
will pass the Meuse, 265;
near Beaumont, 270, 271, 276, 284;
285;
directs retreat on Sedan, 286, 287;
relations to the Emperor, 288;
account of conduct, 297;
wounded, gives up command, 300;
wound a great misfortune, 303.
Magdeburg and Altmark regiments, losses, 178, 179.
Mainz, 65, 67, 69, 72, 77, 92.
Malancourt, 223, 281.
Malmaison, 177.
Malroy on Moselle, 278.
Manèque, General, mortally wounded at Noisseville, 281.
Mance, brook, 177, 191, 193, 194, 195;
gully, 205;
eastern, 207;
ravine, 214, 216, 217.
Manstein, General von, at Gravelotte, 198–204, 219, 220;
crosses Moselle, 280.
Manteuffel, General Baron von, at Berlin Council, 10;
makes Austrians retreat beyond Elbe, 12;
precaution, 150;
joins in at Colombey-Nouilly, 153, 155;
at Noisseville, 278, 280.
Marbache, 158;
-Custines, 163, 189.
Margueritte, General, 141, 235, 243, 249, 251, 258, 260, 261, 275, 287;
his cavalry, 296, 300, 307;
on the Calvaire d’Illy, 308, 309;
mortally wounded, 313.
Marines, French, in Bazeilles, 298, 305.
Marsal, 148, 232.
Marshals of France, three caged in Metz, 231.
See Bazaine, Canrobert, Lebœuf.
Mars la Tour, French Army directed on, 159, 163, 164;
road from Gravelotte to Verdun passes, 168;
battle of Vionville, 170;
ravine, 181;
German Cavalry at, 183;
German guns hold on near, 183;
cavalry at, 186;
Germans occupy, 191, 197.
Mattstal, 98, 100, 102.
Maxau on the Rhine, 64.
Ménil sur Saulx, letters seized by German cavalry at, 233.
Mensdorff, Count, Austrian Foreign Minister, 9.
Mercy le Haut, or Mercy les Metz, 151, 278.
Metman, General, at Spicheren, 129, 130;
60, 161;
at Vionville, 177;
leaves Rezonville, 191.
Metz, 68, 76, 79, 82, 92, 93;
defences incomplete, 94;
disorder and consternation in, 131–135;
entire army moves back on, 136;
(Colombey battle), 151, 152;
excitement in, 159;
Bazaine’s army moves nearer to, 188;
shutting up in, not thought of, 190;
Bazaine’s theory about, 192;
French Army by, 193, 195, 197;
Steinmetz’s mistaken hope of driving French into, 212;
magnetism of stronghold like, 229, 230;
blockade of, 231, 239, 241, 242, 244–246;
two corps sent back to, 257;
army, 277;
military situation about, 282;
fortress, 283, 336.
Metz, road from, to Strasburg, 67;
from Mainz to, 67;
road at Spicheren, 128;
railway, 129;
roads out of, 159;
road to, 194;
and Montmédy road closed, 292.
Meurthe, valley of the, 144, 158, 232.
Meuse, the, 134, 136, 171, 189, 232;
MacMahon near, 234;
crossing at Stenay, 242, 246;
Verdun, 248, 249;
MacMahon’s army ordered to, 253;
Germans on, 256, 257, 260, 262;
French Corps on left bank, 263, 270, 271, 273;
dammed to fill Sedan ditches, 274;
280, 285, 286, 289;
passage at Mouzon held by Saxon Crown Prince, 292;
pontoon over, 294; 295;
loop of, 296;
roads near, 307.
Mexico expedition, 7.
Mey, village (Colombey-Nouilly), 151–156.
Mézières, route for Chalons, 242;
MacMahon to retreat on, 251–253, 255, 257;
French to be cut off from, 286;
retreat to, given up, 290, 295, 297, 301, 303;
road, 307.
Michel, General, unique telegram, 62;
at Woerth, 107, 108;
charges of his Cuirassiers, 109;
cavalry, 296.
Mitchell, M. Robert, 48, 50.
Mobiles, unfurnished with munitions, 132;
bad behaviour of, returned to Paris, 236;
reasons for, 238.
Mobilization, French, 59;
defects and difficulties, 60–63.
Mobilization, German, 2, 3, 57, 58, 59.
Moltke, General Baron von, Chief of the Staff, 3;
his work, 5, 6;
at Berlin Council, 10;
in 1868 frames plan of campaign in France, 37;
remark on declaration of war, 52;
plans, 65, 66;
disposition after Saarbrück, 76–78;
intentions before Woerth,96;
caution, 138;
142;
prepared for French on right bank, 158;
directs Second Army on Moselle, 162;
memorable instructions, 165;
judgment confirmed, 189, 190;
at Flavigny, 191;
orders on 17th, 197, 198;
keeps back Steinmetz at Gravelotte, 204;
207;
his main object, 216;
himself directs attack, 217;
original design of battle, 218;
estimate of Bazaine, 218;
starts for Paris, 232, 234;
Bazaine’s despatch, 242;
arrangements to meet French move, 244–246, 254, 256, 257,
259, 260, 264;
sanctions bombardment of Strasburg, 283, 284;
294;
at Conference of Chémery, 295;
quickens operations, 297;
302, 307;
with the King, looking on Sedan, described by Russell, 321;
designated by King, suspends hostilities, 323;
meets the French Generals at Donchery, 325–330;
goes to King at Vendresse, 332.
Montaigu, General, wounded and prisoner, 184.
Montauban, General. See Palikao, Comte de.
Montaudon, General, 94;
at Spicheren, 117, 129;
137;
at Colombey, 153, 155;
at Vionville, 177;
near Rezonville, 185.
Montfaucon, 256, 257.
Monthois, 264.
Montigny la Grange, 195, 198;
held by French, 225, 226.
Montimont, 307.
Montluisant, Colonel, 224, 225.
Montmédy, 242, 246, 276, 277, 286.
Montois, 223.
Montoy, 151, 152, 154.
Montpayroux, M. Guyot de, illustrates French feeling, 51.
Monvillers Park, Bazeilles, 298;
combats in, 299, 305, 306.
Morsbronn, 106, 107.
Moscow, farm, French position, 194, 205, 206, 207, 213;
every attempt on, repulsed, 214;
Lebœuf in, 217.
Moselle, river, 92, 134, 135, 136, 139, 141;
German advance on, 142;
Borny on, 143, 144;
French get over, 146, 147;
in flood, 148, 149;
Colombey, 150, 151, 153;
possible French advance up right bank, 158;
retreat on, 159;
fog on, 161;
Second Army sent over, 162, 163, 169;
valley, 179;
crossed at Marbache, 189, 190;
near Ars, 193;
below Metz, 194;
crossed at Borny, 204;
Germans on left bank of, 230, 231, 278, 280, 281.
Mouzon, 260, 261, 263, 269, 270, 272;
Cuirassiers charge at, 273;
Germans at, 274;
MacMahon at, 286;
rout at, described to Emperor, 287;
Germans take, 291.
Moyœuvre, forest of, 218.
Murat, Prince, followed by Redern, 164;
his dragoons bolt, 170.
Nancy, 134, 139;
Uhlans ride into, 141, 144, 159, 163.
Napoleon I., the Great, cavalry traditions of, 165;
his genius required, 193;
on competence of captains for large command, 229.
Napoleon III., Louis, declares war on Prussia, 1;
his policy and position in Europe previous to the war, 2–20;
attempt on Luxemburg, 22, 23;
Russian alliance, Paris exhibition, 31;
death of Maximilian, 32;
at Salzburg, 33, 34;
suspects military treaties, 35;
seeks allies, 36;
fears for the dynasty, 49;
resolves on war, 50;
declares war, 52;
head-quarters at Metz, 64, 72;
takes command, 73;
Saarbrück, 74;
incapacity at Metz, 82, 92, 93;
Spicheren, 116, 117;
confusion, 132;
character unaltered from 1836, 133, 134;
despatch to Paris, 135;
resigns command, 136;
138, 140, 145;
fails to press retreat over Moselle, 146, 147;
at Longeville, 159;
appeal to Austria and Italy, 160;
at and after Gravelotte, 161, 162, 166, 167;
and Lebœuf, 228;
229, 231;
at Chalons and Reims, 235–242;
interview with MacMahon, 251;
military judgment correct, 253;
in Ducrot’s camp, 286, 287;
refuses to retire to Sedan, yet goes, 287;
enters Sedan, 288;
refuses to leave, 289;
and Des Sesmaisons, 290;
notices retreat, 301;
rides out early to see battle, sees MacMahon and goes under fire, 311;
and Wimpffen, 316;
and his generals, 317, 318;
hopes to appeal to the King, 318;
Capitulation arranged with generals, 319, 320;
letter to King, 322;
awaiting reply, 324;
Wimpffen quarrels before him, 325;
he surrenders, leaves Sedan, meets Bismarck, 331–333;
meets King and Crown Prince, telegraphs to Empress, 335;
departs for Wilhelmshöhe, hears of Paris Revolution, 337;
reflections, 338.
Napoleon, Louis, Prince Imperial, baptism of fire, 73, 74;
with Emperor, 161, 166;
at Chalons, 237;
sent off, 239.
Napoleon, Prince Jérôme, 41;
with Emperor at Chalons, 236;
supports Trochu, suggests abdication, 237.
Needle gun, the, 7.
Neehwiller, 98, 113, 114.
Nehrdorff, General, withdraws Saxons, 210.
Neufchâteau, 233.
Neunkirchen, 79.
Nice and Savoy ceded to France, 6.
Nied, the French, 135;
German, 136, 140, 142, 143.
Niederbronn, 70;
(Woerth), 113, 114.
Niederwald, the, 107, 108, 109, 111.
Nikolsburg, Treaty of, 13, 14, 16.
Noisseville, 154, 155, 156;
battle of, 277–279;
Manteuffel attacks, 280;
contest for, 281.
Nomény, 140.
Nostitz, Count, at Donchery meeting, 326.
Nouart, 256, 258–264, 267.
Nouilly, 148, 151, 156.
Novéant, 163, 177.
Oches, 249, 260, 261, 263, 265;
MacMahon at, 266;
Crown Prince at, 269.
Ollivier, M. Emile, pacific remarks, 43;
thinks quarrel ended, 48;
political position, prophetic words, 50;
goes to war “à cœur leger,” 51;
81;
Ministry turned out, 137.
Olly, Germans occupy, 309.
Olozaga, Spanish Ambassador, 45.
Orcet, Captain d’, and Donchery meeting, 326, 327, 328.
Ornain, the river, 232; 284.
Orne, the river, 193, 195, 208;
cantonments on, 246.
Operations, German and French, August 29th, 259, 260, 261.
Palatinate, the, possible irruption into, 70.
Pagny, 163.
Palikao, Comte de, General, Montauban, 81; 137;
made by Empress Minister of War, 235;
collects new army, 235;
telegram to, from Emperor, 239;
views, 240, 242;
responsible for disaster, 251;
insists on help for Bazaine, 252, 253;
utter ignorance of situation, 254, 276;
and Wimpffen, 288, 324, 336.
Pallières, General Martin des, 298.
Pange, French position, 136, 140, 142, 143, 149, 152.
Pape, Major-General von, 203;
Guard prepared to attack St. Marie, 208, 209;
at St. Marie, 219, 220;
his Guards’ attack on St. Privat, 222.
Paradol, Prévost, view of the war, and suicide, 54, 55.
Paris, remonstrances from, 135;
and Parisians, 146;
army of the Rhine facing, 193;
placed in state of defence, 233;
fears of uncovering, 240;
newspaper informs Moltke, 245;
road to, 246;
orders from, to MacMahon, 252, 253;
ready for revolution, 285;
Wimpffen at, 287.
Parliament, Prussian, opposition to army reform, 4.
Péchot, General, falls on Saxons, 210;
“valiant officer” attempts to stop enemy, 224.
Pellé, General, takes command on Douay’s death, 88;
at Woerth, 99.
Pestel, Colonel von, at Saarbrück, 73.
Pfaffenwald, the, 125.
Pfordten, von der, Bavarian Minister, signs secret treaty, 14.
Phalsbourg, 115, 143, 144;
French fortress untaken, 283.
Pietri, M., telegraphs to Empress, 238.
Pirmasens, 69, 77, 86.
Plappeville, fort, 194;
Guard at, 195;
guns not heard at, 214, 215.
Podbielski, General von, 245, 246;
at conference of Cheméry, 295;
with King William, 321;
at Donchery meeting, 326.
Point du Jour farm, 191, 194;
quarries below, 205;
burnt, 206, 207;
Steinmetz hopes to capture, 212;
repulses attack, 214;
attempts to storm, 217.
Poix, 156;
German guns at, 279, 293.
Pommérieux, 165.
Pont à Mousson, 141, 142, 143;
Prince Frederick Charles at, 158;
163, 171;
Royal head-quarters, 189;
Moltke starts for, 197;
Moltke at, 283.
Porru au Bois, Prussian Guard in, 292.
Possesse, 232.
Pouilly, Germans at, 275;
bridge constructed, 291.
Preuil, General du, at Vionville, 175.
Preuschdorf, 104.
Provisions, French scarcity of, 243.
Prussia, King of. See William I.
Prussian Army, now German, characteristics of, 5, 6;
victories in Denmark with needle-gun, 7;
augmented, 8;
mobilizing, 11, 12;
enters Austria, fights Sadowa, 13.
Prusso-Italian Alliance, 10.
Puttelange, Castagny marches to, 129;
French generals assemble at, 130.
Puxieux, 163, 164.
Quarries of Amanvillers and St. Hubert, 192, 205, 217, 218.
Quatre Champs, 258.
Queleu, Fort, Metz, 141, 148.
Railway, questions of control, Belgian, Luxemburg,
and St. Gothard, 39, 40.
Rastadt, 65, 92.
Rations, in Sedan, sent away by mistake, 289.
Rauch, Colonel von, at Flavigny, Hussars capture battery
and surround Bazaine, 175.
Raucourt, 271;
Douay retires on, 265;
attacked, 274;
293.
Raoult, General, 99, 106, 110, 113.
Reconnaisances, French, inadequate, 167.
Redern, General von, before Metz, 163;
follows Murat, 164;
at Flavigny, 178.
Red Hill, Rotheberg, or Spur at Spicheren, 119, 120, 122;
storming of, 124, 125, 126, 127;
Spicheren road up, 128.
Reichshofen, 84, 96;
and Niederbronn, 100, 109, 112, 113, 114.
Reille, General, 320, 325, 331.
Reims, 234, 242, 244, 245, 246;
3rd Army Cavalry in sight of, 247;
249, 251.
Remilly, 231, 260;
disordered French retreat to, 272, 273;
293.
Remonville, 264.
Reppertsberg, Spicheren, 120.
Revigny les Vaches, Crown Prince’s head-quarters, 255.
Rex, Colonel von, at Spicheren, 121;
in Bois des Ognons, 185.
Rezonville, 164;
road from Gravelotte to Verdun through, 168, 169;
(Vionville battle), 170, 171, 177, 179, 186;
188, 190, 191, 197;
2nd Corps at, 215, 242.
Rheinbaben, Lieut.-General Baron von, at Spicheren, 119, 120;
effective operations on Verdun road, 163;
at Vionville, 170;
begins battle with battery, 171;
his work done, 172.
Retonfay, 279.
Rhetel, MacMahon’s army at, 243, 249.
Rhine, the, and Moselle, 65;
bridges and ferries destroyed, 70;
76.
Roman road, Vionville, 169, 171.
Roncourt, high ground, French position, 194;
open descent to, 195;
limit of French right, 207, 208, 210, 211;
Saxons at, 222, 223, 224.
Roon, General von, made War Minister, 3;
administrative measures, 5, 6;
causes King to retire out of fire, 216;
with King, 321.
Rosseln, Von Golz marches from, 129.
Rouher, M., 38, 49;
goes to Emperor at Chalons, 240;
suggests proclamation, 241.
Rozérieulles village, 160;
French reserves in, 194.
Rupigny, 281.
Russell, Dr. William, diary cited, description of Bismarck at
Bar le Duc, 255;
of Sedan and the King, 321;
of Crown Prince, 322.
Russell, Lord, Danish question, 7.
Russia, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16.
Saar, 76;
French positions on, 92;
German, 95, 118, 119;
French, 136;
138, 139;
upper, 143, 144.
Saarbourg, 116.
Saarbrück, 70;
affair at, 73, 77, 118, 119;
road, 152.
Saarlouis, 77, 136;
road from, 152, 158, 230.
Sachy, guard at, 292.
Sadowa, battle of, 13, 14, 16.
St. Ail, 195;
German batteries at, 203;
209, 210;
and St. Marie, Prussian Infantry Guard, 219, 221.
St. Avold, 79, 94, 117, 120;
Bazaine at, 124, 129;
Castagny called to, 130; 138; 140; 143.
St. Barbe, village and church tower, 151, 152, 153;
ravine, 154, 156;
277, 278, 279, 280.
St. Dizier, 234.
St. Germain, ravine, 214.
St. Hilaire, 170, 182.
St. Hubert, farm, above Gravelotte, narrow causeway by, 194;
strong, 196;
contest at, 205, 206, 207, 212;
slopes near, 213;
Germans hold, 214;
last fights, 215, 216;
in twilight, 217, 218.
St. Julien, fort, 148, 278, 279.
St. Marcel, 169.
St. Marie aux Chênes, Canrobert occupies, 195;
German Guard advance on, 198, 202, 203;
held by French, 206, 207;
described, 208;
attack on road through, 209;
abandoned, 209;
Saxon guns north of, 219;
high road to, 221;
General Pape at, sends out Guard, 222.
St. Menehould, 232, 242, 251.
St. Menges, 296, 301, 306;
Germans occupy, 307, 308;
and push on, 309, 310, 311.
St. Mihiel, 240.
St. Privat la Montagne, see Gravelotte, 194–225.
St. Quentin, Mount, fort, 160, 161, 194, 195;
highest point of position, 196, 214.
St. Ruffine, 211, 215, 218.
Salignac-Fenelon, General, 315.
Salzburg, meeting of Austrian and French Emperors at, 33.
Sansonnet, 161.
Sarreguemines, Montaudon at, 117;
118, 119;
retreat on, 128, 129;
137, 138.
Sauer, stream, and Sulz, 100, 107.
Saulny, 223;
wood of, 224, 226.
Saverne, 99, 112;
retreat on, 114, 115, 116;
railway tunnels west of, 144.
Saxon 12th Corps, 267;
at Beaumont fight, 269.
Saxon horse cut off Lebrun’s baggage, 287.
Saxon infantry at St. Marie, 210.
Saxons in Daigny, 304, 305.
Saxony, King of, in Pirna, cited, 229.
Saxony, Prince Royal of (Crown Prince), at Gravelotte, 198;
at Auboué, 207, 210;
in command of Army of the Meuse, 230, 241;
244;
at Clermont in Argonne, 254;
to cross Meuse, 260;
early march to Beaumont, 264;
to attack, 285;
anticipates orders, 291;
secures Chiers bridges, 292, 297.
Saxony, Prince George of, 207, 208;
holds French, 263.
Schellendorf, Colonel Bronsart von, 320.
Schlotheim, General von, 248.
Schmidt, Captain, artillery feat, 127.
Schultz, General, engineer, 284.
Schwarzkoppen, General von, 181, 182.
Schwerin, General von, 121.
Sedan, 146, 234;
Bazaine suggests retreat on, 242, 249;
256, 266;
occupation of, 272, 274–276;
281, 286–289, 294;
battle-field described, 295, 297;
battle of, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303;
Emperor returns to, 311;
final efforts, 316;
end of battle, 317;
condition of interior, 319;
losses on both sides, 336.
Seille, river, reached by patrols, 140;
142, 148, 151, 158, 189.
Selz, 85.
Semuy, 249.
Senuc, 250; 264.
Sermaize, 232.
Servigny, 148, 155, 279, 280.
Sesmaisons, Captain, 289, 290.
Seton, Captain, remarks on Steinmetz, 212.
Sheridan, General, U.S., 322.
Sierck, 70.
Solferino, effect of French success, 6;
Napoleon’s saying after, 318.
Sommauthe, Bavarians in, 274.
Sommerance, 264.
Sourd, M. le, presents Declaration of War, 1, 52.
Spachbach, 103, 107.
Spicheren, Frossard takes post at, 94;
117;
French position, 116, 117, 118;
battle-field, 119, 120;
battle, 121–130, 137;
temerity of German advance guard, 158.
Spires, 70.
Steinmetz, General von, commanding First Army, 68, 76–78, 95;
characteristic speech of, 121;
begins Spicheren battle, 122, 139, 142;
advances, 149, 157;
instructions from Moltke, 165, 191, 192, 197, 198;
at Gravelotte, 204; 211–217, 278.
Steinburg, Woerth, 115.
Stenay, on the Meuse, MacMahon hopes to cross at, 242, 243;
247, 256, 264, 268.
Stephan, General von, 294.
Stiring-Wendel, village (Spicheren), 120–124, 127–129.
Stoffel, Colonel, 251, 252.
Stonne, Emperor at, 253, 262;
defiles leading to, 266;
Germans in, 274.
Strasburg, 66, 67, 131, 132, 143, 283;
bombardment, 284;
siege, 285.
Stülpnagel, General von, at Spicheren, 121;
at Vionville, 172, 173, 174.
Suippe, river, 243.
Sulz and Sauer, 96, 98.
Tann-Rathsamhausen, General von der, his Bavarian troops, 91, 100, 104;
at Beaumont fight, 267, 269, 271;
fires on Bazeilles, 293, 294;
297–299.
Teterchen, 139.
Thiaucourt, 163, 164;
cannonade heard at, 181.
Thiers, M., speech against war, 51.
Thionville, 131;
German cuirassiers at, 141;
230, 231, 245, 276.
Tholey, 75, 76, 79.
Tilliard, General, 315.
Tirailleurs d’artillerie, 174;
Canrobert’s phrase, 201.
Tixier’s, General, division, Vionville, 180.
Torcy, 272, 274, 296, 317.
Toul, town and fortress, 135;
governor of, summoned by Uhlans, 164, 189;
siege of, 232, 283.
Tourteron, 249, 293.
Turenne, Vicomte de, born at Sedan, 321.
Turnier, Colonel, 276.
Treves, 65, 76, 93.
Triaucourt, 232, 254.
Trochu, General, proposition to Emperor, 237;
governor of Paris, 238, 239.
Tronville, village and woods, 169, 171, 173, 176, 177, 180–185.
Uhrich, General, governor of Strasburg, 283, 284.
Uhlans, 140, 141, 213, 232.
Valabrègue, General, 169, 178.
Valazé, General, at Spicheren, 120, 123;
at Vionville, 172, 174.
Vallières, brook, 278.
Valmy, battle-field, 239.
Varennes, 247, 254, 257.
Varize, 149.
Vassy, 233.
Vassoigne, General, 298.
Vauban, fortified Sedan, 321.
Vaudemont, 233.
Vautoux, 156.
Verdun, 131, 159;
road, 164, 165, 170, 176, 188–199, 193;
Germans moving towards, 232;
240, 241, 242;
Napoleon’s despatch from, 276, 277;
fortress untaken, 283.
Vergé, General, holds Stiring, 126, 129;
at Vionville, 171.
Vernéville, 161, 169, 177, 188, 199–208.
Verrières, Würtembergers at, 274, 293.
Verviers, Emperor at, 337.
Victor Emmanuel. See Italy, King of.
Vienne le Château, 257, 264.
Villette, 310.
Villemontrey, 270, 273.
Villeneuve, General, 270, 272.
Villers au Bois, 169.
Villers-Cernay, 287, 300, 306.
Villers below Mouzon, 266, 271, 273.
Villers l’Orme, 156, 280.
Ville sur Yron, 183.
Vinoy, General, 253, 289, 290;
and troops escape, 293; 336.
Vionville, 164; 166; -Mars la Tour battle, 167–187;
road towards, after battle, 190, 229.
Vitry, 232, 233;
cavalry capture stray French, 234, 241.
Void, 232.
Voigts-Rhetz, General von, commander of 10th Corps,
comes up at Mars la Tour, 170, 182.
Völkingen, outposts in contact, 78.
Voncq, Germans take prisoners at, 263.
Vosges, mountains, 66, 67;
defiles of, open, 115, 116;
131, 143.
Vouziers, MacMahon’s army at, 234, 243, 245, 248, 250, 257, 259.
Vrémy, 148, 279.
Vrigne au Bois, 307.
Wadern, remarkable march from, 127.
Wadelincourt, 310.
Walther, General von, begins attack at Woerth, 101.
Warniforêt, hamlet, 271.
Warren Wood, or Bois de la Garenne, 317.
Wedell, General von, at Vionville, 182.
Weise, Colonel von, 184.
Werder, General von, at Woerth, 100, 104;
bombards Strasburg, 283, 284.
William I., King of Prussia, Regent in 1858, work and plans, 2, 3;
military reform, 3, 4, 5;
council in Berlin, 9, 10;
Hohenzollern candidature, Benedetti at Ems, 42–45;
leaves Ems, 46;
mobilization, 52;
restores Order of Iron Cross, 70;
characteristic journey to Mainz, 72;
headquarters at Herny, 158, 165;
at Pont à Mousson, 189;
joins Prince Frederick Charles, 190;
his armies facing the Rhine, 193;
on Flavigny heights, 197, 204;
watches fight from Malmaison, 214;
sanctions advance on Frossard, 215, 216;
starts for Paris, 231, 232, 234;
242;
consulted, issues orders for grand right wheel, 246;
Bar le Duc, 254;
at Clermont, 255;
Varennes, 259;
Grand Pré, 264;
and staff on hill near Buzancy, 269;
284;
orders to Crown Prince and Saxon Crown Prince, 285;
at Sedan, 320, 321, 322, 323, 332;
meets Napoleon, 335;
greets troops, 336;
hears of Paris Revolution, 338.
Winterfeld, Captain von, 320.
Wimpffen, General de, 1, 52;
arrives at Sedan, 288, 296;
takes command, 301, 302, 303, 307, 311, 312, 315–317;
conduct during negotiations and Capitulation, 319, 325–335.
Wiseppe, stream, 262.
Wissembourg, 84, 85;
battle, 86–90; 167;
road from Landau to, by Pirmasens, 67.
Woerth, bridge broken, 91;
French position, 96;
battle, 101–114;
consequences, 115, 116.
Woippy, road out of Metz to, 159, 223.
Woyna, General von, at Spicheren, 123, 126;
at Colombey, 153.
Würtemberg, Prince Augustus of, at Gravelotte, 199, 203;
sends in Guard, 219, 220;
at Givonne, 306, 308.
Würtemberg joins Prussian military system, 14.
Würtembergers, 254, 264.
Xonville, 163.
Yron, river, 183, 186.
Yoncq, 271, 272.
Zastrow, General von, at Spicheren, 121, 125;
at Colombey, 153, 155, 157, 191, 192.
Zieten hussars, 261.
Zingler, Captain von, 334.
Zouaves escaped to Paris, 304.

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