, 1870-09-01
Nrst>Ais.n z'l1asa OF t.nntruiyn-Strutc.
Eic PLANS OT t;sc A'rAs>inn Afaaff-
Routes Traced for ilar inv,.tttuE
AtInte+-ii"N a'nr!s /. to br He.
.ir.rL- DetssilSl Account of ts.e
l'Gi3al& IL, Tic kbcC,s,tSs..f.

s'4. '@t0 ~ +%aa10aaS aId ltlE4 even I'd tla
Iusal roads Wllic! apttrlarc uus cou.uuues
f:en' the tanks Of tho Seiun to tho uur:l.sru
a.A eastern floN:ieE. ! LIEUT. liant Cof,.aI
OF the rfussiau staff collected. kets,7e IL. anr
q fst'G. all these materials. I'll tie informs.
tion ncceE1arS to mark out to the German rr.
mics tile routes they wouli hayc to follow in
v.1.r 10 srriv. .i.'toriou-.v uuIes ths wall II
t2Tls. II II nhvit.Ea ttat Genera. u. ltk- epd
.he Two tI.ta-es have arai'e<i themselves
lafRe4s Of this pIe!itni-ary description III the
| organization OF tue Present iuva:iut.,
Tho author first recommends that tie bulk
o. the INV auanE army should .e ,lu;.il,::rt3 at
Mayeuce and at Cobl-ntz, au o.erst1ol. which.
~ s4Er, Will AZ qnise only tws!yc to rous,e.11
uass. Ii'a operation effected. in the cour=e
OF i've, Elk. or eeyen da.s. part of these
uoots ate tt' Le despatched ti:lleE TO Lu5eu1-
tnsg or Ircs+r. to form the Army Of The
Aosri4e- As ths army will encounter the
g:ease-t force ex tho enem:. it mist be the
] mott nlmt ruus. Its e1e1tiya strength 4,o,,Ji
reacs4 .23,tp1 men. /. ought to lie ,liylI,l into
TWO main columns. bath OF which a,,sst 1,larrl,
| u.'oh 1shGiIuk-iiIe tirh: by way Of ro,xiar md
tie III cona By E.nl,l;l aaii CAslera.-;lr-Iasue
lar secand Go:.nn- !earn'S lIc,:: s.sis,; ;-tise
illea 10 tue lefs.1s 70 desscl, hloeaalins corps
for that fottre-s. Tie secunti arms to ue all
G! tia. Of the Sasi, will coLycn.rate before
MaytNce, and wifi enter Frnuc. {y th, VALLEY
Of tue Kline and tho raIa.;nato Tbs army,
Of strength. Of i5u.loD men. vii! lie li,iled
lilo hlee s"1sclnr, vat Of which viii march
the second will at,val,ce u;,on .,ap.y. and .l,e
fhiE1 VIII march b; Way Of Weiss. ..l,a1g to-
war! ieu valley Of Iii. c,7,':,e. I.,s Sruev
"ili follow II general the read from s:ras-
lorrE to PAEis. T:hateve2 direction may i,,,
putsIe4 i'y tie aruias OF the Nfosrl]a and
| saar, iEey E1.st take cara to rauni:e telsetll
I ILL: tlus astl Tt.r, raI,cai- 1t The mo-
| :Hent "hets Trey have effected 11l,iai,, tho
'lhI' 2t.iS eu:At ~ .i'i:say ul the 3.a....:
thu: i: my Layr rachel tic :: t*s o, H..
~ TfuSL = val
Amy t'f the lttin:. and nla; c:c-s lie .iycr
n..- Easfe.
| Tia ctu:inea operations Of th. three
sEn:"s 1::'1.t he' titet'e,i. 50 tbs, they cau .crd
each otls~r mn1ual support, Ihei. jnn.,iou
fiaa,.o,:: ;.,:,i l:a> s. II ;le t;,c ttt=, :,sys
! E.arths.1 ili:o the valley Of tie Ai-t... tie
! junction mist be effected baf,.e reaching
j: ~. st:is. 1!se pi1,seiau Colot1el csen t1r,r-
ss'e the formation ot a fon-,.. a.,n-. w1llcl,
sur-Saene and Dion. Tie gravity Of .lc o:,-
sl.:it- 20 H. s:,:n,oun:t.lls IL. uaIefss:,a.
lie "Teu rtseic's shc s2us ,.snsr7 struggle ,!rt
! might ie rxl.ecsrd in The deil-s OF tic y,,-
E:.7, which tue fr7,sss1.= mnst cross b.:we.n
Es'.st alsr:: AMI s:ra=! ou:E. He finally sup-
poses that after having ef: *p,i'vr r,c1 o;,sr
O, the tie;'. ot battle: OF Lefurs tic fo,t,Ii-d
!tiaces occupied b. thu F,vkrsl the (,--:,,,,
army. still ',;s,ubt riS a's'l:a 4Go 9~3 w.: viii
a'ltl II mt I'd nufa'r 'lc Hal!- IT r.r::.
hut Paris T. not Ill ordinary fortress: 1t is .
sass intre:cne.i alnl defended s.v I,,ole t14n
la!t ! 1.:t u ,4.n, a,,ei ;,ro!.e:.i Lr |a!l
nt c'sc;:n s1!i'iic.l, ti1tltce r.i1r III circ.ns-
:ers: &C. defended by ,nesy-three Lastio,.<.
N 1ti;iiita il. atcos!ii:e with Tia most uer-
'clf M u IL: 81. ~: j. this XII. T:leee
siro:.S ':sf"nec. &c tltE7"l:es t.:c:4t.cd. ..
'iissa'icss yatyipg from oI.a and . qt,:-:.v
l:ee it. to;sr anu l.ali llii.t* ly :. hit.,l. ur
III. Il: L..ael,ea fo;,-. l,tosi5rl wi:L st;::,
ezt7' nr'works. .::aAiing vsc.. otEtr AID f,:l,>
NJ i seeen'a enclosure oi thirty miles cir
c''la:sf. ne. wh:ss poverty! aFtiilcr: can
zig cis.es~ Paris, finally, is defended ty .he |
set..c. ~ the NarEt. a;:l i.y :. circular Fai.-
ro:i. ~ Haica all .li1 1i;.tt: il: France are |
cuarcI:eo aud nlicl f..,!.lass II lso.si.,l.. 10
ea:sSi! aes;.s :::s ,,-:ste- Il. .pi,ii:v .o t1te |
Joints 'H"t""a !. lie o;:ta. OF :;:re- ling Of |
f;':ti: stic:'s. r!urc # this ,.s:sH: :an te !
s.tleetet. neither u : r:urcf seige no. ~ an !
investment ct':nilett ur.usl to s:int L, rriil-
iofetEri.t. AMI slsss:sss. II Cat. then. oi.ly
bs attacked 1T sive: s.c::!s. a.l. :ile Is,ts;iua
TIL sn.',,n-e cirsHi..
lie iorso Of ia E,-'. .se1-.n7;'.s, No:sy.
l;c:hs, .sescu, al.G f,.:.hrc: a:e:csv 2s!;a;.~ |
tasetusiy situated tie .ui:s,:.1 u ;,la:ea,,
lazy: cevs'et ty :le Has.c;; III: ! farm tor> |
uss1a3sG nI.' " ds!etec. AID il Hu-! 10 I'LL
;s'E:' r'-=u the r,:..saa un:..: t,rnt.lly dc. /
clates-t" attempt all :tt.cl st fhi- ;,vi,tt !
No. uatIst NJ attack h, ton;,ht sf Gu th. !u.!
Chs2tl!th. situG,GI to Iut =outn nt TIE N e.
ctH.aS', s'=c1'se. after II CAPTURE. it wouI III
lire Of tllr fof= OF S!nt el!,,es lyt. a:;d i,,s.r
"eihs q ri.t!-. 10 tL- solsh CT Iari. an;
t. si4s wts: III Ci-I,er:,,.. ars tl,:ls:c.l TIC
i"1ts of sr*E aEI Ec.erc. bH. lie s:.se
Ho;ss 'tsS H., cSald :qaI - T., a,'y Ia y4sen!Sa
o;i..i fs,z:s cu.th= sos:l-sluLiInl.g: vaavc-,
;4-s'l Is-y--r;e:ug tbs s:ec. i,e,Iits vh..,
cstGI:u frcui ~. a..A - tersa-.cs. are Jit,itult
"' as'sck. aud the ..se Lag be eaia os tic
.a..tei O.. Mon: E::r ia. til ul.. f.,rt x:i
1t.'A ;s- Tails III ;iH: wal. -1pllt .iarau is
s:.i1i..i i: uis:.1ll! y. i've !u:;.S ;.:~li Tia
:,tt T.. i--y. Lat co.:a.:::E fet.a tie la.,:s
IaFls i de'.a!y co'e.eI $ :i.e s.,in. s!,.s
;sFrt Eu~s. to .le n:.:Esasi. fe-:as :: ;v:4l. !
!o':s tho fo'I= Vt -: lGnis. 4ud ti..s. t,i:et:s
ITS t",i1-s 10 tn eos.slwc.:, r.i1.le: IL AMI
s'Hl''i. .:is;sl-; -. tic :irs: cus.c. Exs,tiy
III .st. sa!sl1.a Of tlcSe leEL.,Ea tf .t.e r,rer
i slisS!s1 No.; tsier,r.s- lie r.e,,h :u,.ll
iAt'irh .e:sels ltoA III: 5.iic. asit.:,l Will,
gus # heavy c.:.:t;e, nl.ic.l "cul il;!:ct
s-1iit. altni l"-t T.. 81. clasli. AID bctcul:
at::t '.!rsjcn. j. it.:1tE pru.rt.I.i b. ol,.ta-
c..e ii. tie shas!e .: H-;:odeii i.a:.i4:., AMI
en'':s7: siias. shi':lt .c...I easy be s.ar;.l
i'f pulpnscs u: u.isIcu-
! IL tt!uEts Gt tAs t..sc.,.= .1,.st t..e-n. I
i"re, DC ,ls-et-1 :,.H 81. N>a:.. and .,ere ne
kH.oW :tle exact verbs o. ii. i1,ass;4E l.ieu~
titan; u1oac.: 10. ! Gc1r,au he7cisiug
an: :se pol2a, Ct 1::a-s. u he .3rts::rati,,,s
es ais ssc lSit4i III: : u.Sl. a,:d '4osti!eaat-
l.. :!:e hist s'stt thy ~ .c-krat. .uy tr
tass sruat Is :a:.::: .ev.te- ty IL. Ma.ca aud
sie.e II the ets>.tI --;.,l %css al& :.c =;.,,t.t
aE tEt:r asta.. -tr; ...:' a:::!se tie line o,
!s1ls.t & t.. t'ste5sts .,t...4 T:.tt3I the
t.:,esa at1hr g: r:e-s;,. would Ia, fl! ~ ot.-
s:a:e. SC q G;,s - .'Te-e :Eea.-.l>-: t.
Lase :!;s c:,: :.,t :,,:.ee.. :::t.z: e.,:u., Tho
ro::h as the r@::!: -! at.srk. u. Their !
s'2.y Of ub5c,:.,'yr. tsi::::i to ccTv- tie
:tL.s of rttseat wte!i :..l!oE The euaIee
II :!t 3lcu-e *hts the Stlce. Is they
e..'S a'so DC :''': e r:sts'e sEt T::.sosd- TUE.
SssAs:'rnsE 4ra M:1Ii4srse Ni.:ct. iH., along
::.erc E:!!ess. iheac II. ada WcEil a1sa srrve |
!ci ihc transport u sis:e IoAt-f:a. fro:n :,,.,
:!c 1ot:stsscs. ii liz f:s:4:t. pcsi.:o,4e c3r-
'Gt ID lad Ea: .!:esiy 4;s:ls:i,.t: II. 10 any
c::t TIE rateria. :.s:,.i lr @s t.r .e-e hcayi.:;
csHa1e. Admitting i: I lie t;.fn.aa arms II |
Observation ~ '.t1 be s:ioEcer th.u the |
; Es:lcs sraa~ 0: :ts",ve. -t.,i :ha: ::.e latter
Eela At dists-ee fco::. Fa-'s Wa an2L:e ia in
:et1ctt the *cce. -. ne:s -'.o.,!. r.e the iirst
l=IE';t Of an a':va1r ni'os, sior:n:.gt1, OH :he
val Of decentralization without l.lS eApo~:G |
I: :te faux and I, at ::se u th: 5N'=: fur:-.
oEis shc=e ":io ''17: f-o-s thu sc::.e ne:t! te
-f=aTaeh With al: apprehension I
lie :htte fot:e vi -. Den:- .n3 ;kat Of | /
Ans::rvll!er> Iii tie simultaneously brslaeed. |
sad !. less serious a,;a&s will Is. made o., tile
Gle surls t1eiLs e-s:. Thr k:e=c Kill then
a;:a:ue 7Ae saIne ttaEac.e- 1s r:.-: II Seb1=to-
n. and tie s:c5t resE- viii i.aye 70 L.. ,.n-
t-rtaken 1t the -ar1a li1ae a.:si:.-: lie nf |
f.:t:iae.,ioH. szt ~Et';cE over sessral Leagues.
-. lr.:- il s;::...c.! u. H.. !;sst t., u tie
Stiae. ~llel:. 1T Ills Point. t.t:s:5!-s iat.- oa
IL eol7-e, asi fs.1le torkIa Of l:at, | I
wl.t.cr the >i-ce wr!Es m:sl:: t. taken ia |
: AK ed sec:. IL c:s@;':tsan y she besies, J
e:* ccc:cs :ht,s aese-.l:v. II il difficult, III.
&c! ;-uc=si.le. II :Ee Saint IS tZs-seI in ;he !
"::a!efbecl ;, I -.:r-:s.1ec:. The h :sicee7s | I
"! :aen :'e al" 20 scn:s2s';! tue citadel Of !!
Went Sa:s:.=n. s!:aa:~tl Upon he seeona +
%. Sc ct isad. 70 a:s:-es the :a''soaa com
1rc::a:;cn I! s!:e ,e.: Lank :: the Stiue With .
7 4-:s. and IL .o:es Tho attack c;'oa st. Denis.
:. asit..ee sh.ow1, nyc- the Seine would place !
E&sn III cenc'u! :ca;:3n si'l til: troops OPP
! sting ~, the risls blrl.. ~
Ia lei 20 e-e:a12 tEi- i.:s:.,:. p!au. the
Us .isn s:E.:ss.st a!sae.* t. :1~:- ce:is OF =
sc :nt aait:s army the rlscc !, ,'s.ss.t - oeeu
=. ana the Par it viii b. t'sl1.i 2.Htu 70 .tar i
Il Tie general plzn Of o,. .:.,..,as. H.. .aces I
j. 'tito Eea se:aEe the ft,:s Of st. pcn.., and
's'aecn IT, Denis an. Mont y,i..;:.. IL I
rassss 70 ago Ken or the aurt:, a; 81. neu!4 !
order to cover tie ~iege AZ this I,,,int. and +
. lsiI:or9e the corps isolas II IN bota banaa )
7 Tic Seine. !LE1o 7o,vc0 ueE arc to iin7 !
i: re=is, c. r. III: forest .: I,om:5. We !,
I:sss concentrate, he .lss, SH.tHa men in !;
a:s forest, 2nn Goo at Nourset. behind L. Mo- :,
e:'e. a:nl 50, ,G0 II Srilly-su--1I:tna. iu orslez
o ccrupv the rnntes from Metz
I'D from coaiom.n;ers. aod sustain
he heseisiEg ccrrs at 81. Daa:s Tie :.
u,TD aen at HaurSet world Een1ee :
te fort OF AG!.etvillcra, and might DO able to 6
";isgc il. The- would be scarcely TWO and . |:
la.t Eli!ss Gis.ar: fcom st. Dsai., and Roc1d ] I
,.:ra, asenr With The :roacs ro=scd at this i
,oins, \ mas Of so,cCp men. 1Ee=e, united | c