The Franco-Prussian War: Its Causes, Incidents, and Consequences, Volume 2W. Mackenzie, 1870 - Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 |
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... Troops - Expulsion of the Germans and of all the " Dangerous " Classes , and Voluntary Exodus of the Well - to - do Classes and Foreigners - Closing of the Theatres - Arrival of the Outside Population within the City , with Huge Droves ...
... Troops - Expulsion of the Germans and of all the " Dangerous " Classes , and Voluntary Exodus of the Well - to - do Classes and Foreigners - Closing of the Theatres - Arrival of the Outside Population within the City , with Huge Droves ...
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... troops had passed the night in the position they had conquered . The place , however , whence the latter announce- ment had been issued was not mentioned ; and although the despatch had been sent on the night of the 16th , it was not ...
... troops had passed the night in the position they had conquered . The place , however , whence the latter announce- ment had been issued was not mentioned ; and although the despatch had been sent on the night of the 16th , it was not ...
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... troops , was to pour through the wood of Vincennes on the barriers of Charonne and the Trône ; the third by the north , in the plain of St. Denis , was to be headed by Blucher himself , and to march on the right of Montmartre , Clichy ...
... troops , was to pour through the wood of Vincennes on the barriers of Charonne and the Trône ; the third by the north , in the plain of St. Denis , was to be headed by Blucher himself , and to march on the right of Montmartre , Clichy ...
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... troops belonging to the municipal guard . The civic troops , uncertain how to act , halted for a few minutes , until orders were sent them from the Chamber to wheel about , and on the steps of the Corps Législatif some fifty deputies ...
... troops belonging to the municipal guard . The civic troops , uncertain how to act , halted for a few minutes , until orders were sent them from the Chamber to wheel about , and on the steps of the Corps Législatif some fifty deputies ...
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... troops was admirable ; but , beyond the regulars , few were armed with the Chassepot , and the uniform of many consisted only of the kepi . While the troops marched back to their quarters after the inspection the air resounded with ...
... troops was admirable ; but , beyond the regulars , few were armed with the Chassepot , and the uniform of many consisted only of the kepi . While the troops marched back to their quarters after the inspection the air resounded with ...
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Page 298 - The negligently grand, the fruitful bloom Of coming ripeness, the white city's sheen, The rolling stream, the precipice's gloom, The forest's growth, and Gothic walls between, The wild rocks shaped as they had turrets been, In mockery of man's art ; and these withal A race of faces happy as the scene, Whose fertile bounties here extend to all, Still springing o'er thy banks, though empires near them fall.
Page 182 - That noble, patient, deep, pious, and solid Germany should be at length welded into a nation, and become Queen of the Continent, instead of vapouring, vainglorious, gesticulating, quarrelsome, restless, and over-sensitive France, seems to me the hopefullest public fact that has occurred in my time.
Page 6 - By the grace of God and the national will, Emperor of the French...
Page 299 - As it flows down from the distant ridges of the Alps, through fertile regions into the open sea, so it comes down from remote antiquity, associated in every age with momentous events in the history of the neighbouring nations.
Page 299 - ... and negotiations of modern times, of the coronations of emperors, whose bones repose by its side ; on whose borders stand the two grandest monuments of the noble architecture of the middle ages ; whose banks present every variety of wild and picturesque rocks, thick forests, fertile plains; vineyards, sometimes gently sloping, sometimes perched among lofty crags, where industry has won a domain among the fortresses of nature; whose banks are ornamented with populous cities, flourishing towns...
Page 79 - Men are not wanting. What has failed us has been a decisive resolution and the consecutive execution of our plans. That which failed us after the shameful capitulation at Sedan was arms. All supplies of this nature had been sent on to Sedan, Metz, and Strasburg, as if, one would think, the authors of our disaster, by a last criminal combination, had desired, at their fall, to deprive us of all means of repairing our ruin.
Page 217 - Seine has not yet arrived, but, as far as our intelligence goes, the general outine of the facts is known. ^] You are authorized, in consequence, to say to Lord Granville that we sincerely regret that our troops, in order to avert immediate danger, were obliged to seize ships which belonged to British subjects. We admit their claim to indemnification, and shall pay to the owners...
Page 260 - We, William, by God's grace, King of Prussia, hereby announce that the German Princes and Free Towns having addressed to us a unanimous call to renew and undertake with the re-establishment of the German Empire the dignity of Emperor...