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The Campaign in Alsace 1870

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The Campaign in Alsace 1870
The Campaign in Alsace 1870
Author(s): J.P. Du Cane
Publication Date: 28 May, 2011  Available in all formats
Publisher: Helion and Company
ISBN: 9781908916327

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A concise and thorough account of two important actions from the opening round of the Franco-Prussian War, August 1870. An incisive and detailed narrative is accompanied by full orders of battle for both French and German forces and maps.
Description
A concise and thorough account of two important actions from the opening round of the Franco-Prussian War, August 1870. An incisive and detailed narrative is accompanied by full orders of battle for both French and German forces and maps.
Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of maps
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter I Weissenburg
    • German concentration and plan of Campaign
    • French plan of Campaign
    • The Advance of the 2nd Division to Weissenburg
    • The ground
    • The battle
  • Chapter II Comments on the Battle of Weissenburg
    • The causes of the defeat of the 2nd Division
    • The occupation of the ground by the French
    • Failure of the French troops in the vicinity of the battlefield to support the 2nd Division
    • The Action of the 4th Bavarian Division
  • Chapter III 5th August
    • German advance
    • French retreat
  • Chapter IV Woerth
    • The position of the French Army in Alsace
    • The position of the IIIrd German Army
    • The battlefield
    • French dispositions
  • Chapter V The Battle of Woerth
    • The engagement of the advanced guards
    • The General engagement
    • The decisive attack
  • Chapter VI Comments on the Battle of Woerth
    • The occupation of the position
    • Reconnaissance when troops are in touch
    • Action of advanced guards
    • Conduct of the Battle by the Crown Prince
    • The conduct of the battle by Marshal MacMahon
    • The Front on which the battle was fought
    • The combination of holding attacks and turning movements
    • Breaking up formations in the deployment and the mixing of units in the final stages
    • Conduct of the fire fight
    • Wood fighting and attacking through woods
    • Counter-attack
    • Employment of artillery
    • Employment of cavalry
    • Strengthening supporting points and entrenching in the attack
    • The fighting capacity of the troops
  • Chapter VII After the Battle
    • The French retreat
    • The German Pursuit
  • Appendix I Order of Battle of the French forces engaged at the Battle of Weissenburg
  • Appendix II Order of Battle of the German forces engaged at the Battle of Weissenburg
  • Appendix III Order of Battle of the French forces engaged at the Battle of Woerth
  • Appendix IV Order of Battle of the German forces engaged at the Battle of Woerth
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