New-York tribune., 1870-09-12
FRANCE IN 1914.
HOW THE ALLIES ENTERED PARIS.


extent his downfall and the capture Of Paris Is more
dreety raceabe to the disastrous campaign In Russia
vi an army OF more than half million Of men, not one
ehth part surviving the horrors OF the retreat from Mos
cow retreaed through Prussan territory pursued by
the victorious Russians in tho Spring OF 1873 This had
tue ultimate effect OF emancipating Prussia from
the control Of France. Since the battle Of Jena,
frussia had suffered every indgnty at the hands OF
her conqueror. Her territory had been divided The
nrst requison OF money imposed upon her after her
great defeat amounting to 100000 600, had been vgor
ousy and merclessly enforced The armies OF Ma
poeon had been quarered upon and marched her
fertile valleys and had devoured and destroyed the accu
mutations and means OF subsistence OF large sections OF
the country utterly impovershng tho unfortunate in
habtants The people had begun TO doubt the wisdom
OF their king in submitting to @ despotsm which
already inflicted greater exactions upon Its forced allies
than injuries upon it's open foes Upon the expectation
that rebellion against the alliance and yoke OF France
would be attempted the people of Prussia hailed the oc
cupaton Of Berlin by the Russians regarding the latter
as deiyerers from French oppression and throughout
Prussia, with outburst Of patriotic ardor the people
flew to arms. coldness manifested by Napoleon
toward the King Of Prussia because OF this attitude OF
the subjects OF the latter Napoleon did not believe In
the expressions OF good faith the part OF King william
and aienated the Kings friendship by the expression
OF his suspicious The King took Oense at last and thus
was precipated treaty between Prussia and Russia
that formed the nucleus OF that Great Alliance which,
when ultimately cemented by defeats as well az vie
tories clustering the armies OF all Europe upon French
SOIL broke the power OF France and destroyed the empire
OF Napoleon
The battle Of Lepsc, itself victory consequent upon
the growth OF the alliance, may be regarded in some
respects the first step Of the advance Of the
allies upon Paris The battle OF Hanau which fol-
lowed few days after that OF Lepso the last battle
fought by Napoleon beyond the Rhine. The campaign
which thereafter ensued In the early months OF 1914 when
the armies either side of the Rhine had enjoyed short
rest and recuperaton in winter quarters has many ea
In with the present war, well in the To-
caty OF the operations in the probable ultimate re-
suits. To trace in detail the various steps by
which principally during the year 1878 the Great
Alliance formed, would require the narration OF the
entire history OF Europe during Of her most event
full years Suffice it that the gravitatng force which at
the nations TO the alliance grew with its aecre-
tions and to Prussia and Russia there were eventually
added Sweden and Austria Bavaria and the other Ger
manic States even Saxony being forced in; Naples and
Denmark yielded TO species OF necessity while Its num-
bers were sweled by the Spanish Portuguese Dutch,
and English the last bringing in addition to numbers,
the /" sinews Of war;
The plan OF that campaign like that of the present
year. consisted in the advance OF three armies upon
France The "grand army" under Prince Schwartzen
berg strong advanced through Switzerland with
the permission OF that at by the passes OF the Jura
Mountains into France Blucher's Army OF siesia,"
10000 strong, moved by OF Mayence, merely block
sdng that town, into the champagne country" Ber-
nadotte had the Army OF the North" 175Ooo strong
and passing through Flanders TO besege Antwerp
the Low Countries or secure their alliance ana
enter France from the extreme north The grand army
and Blucher's army Of Sesia crossed the Rhine In
| December, 1873. The principal portion OF the grand
army swept with wide front through Lorraine, Its ex-
reme rght-wing in its movement touching or tapping
the southern edge of the path which in the present
has been selected by the army Of the Crown Prince after
the defeat OF MacMahon at Worth and thus passed into
the plains OF Burgundy endangerng the City Of Lyons
Buchers army left large detachments to mask or re-
duce Metz saar Louis, Thonvile and Luxemburg, and
pushed his advanced forces ~ Vry and st. Dizier.
| Napoleon was prompt in providing to meet the i'm
| pending dangers. He left Empress Regent and an
infant son in Paris, and went forward the 25th OF
January to the headquarters Of his army at Chaons
The ne 1t day advanced to Vtry ana on the following
| morning, resumng his march, he met and de-
| feated portion OF Bucher's forces at st. Dizer,
| cutting In two Bucher's army, whose headquarters
had at the time advanced beyond, about
2s miles south west to Brenne. Tho next day Blucher
escaped crushed by the sudden onset
forces which Napoleon hurried to Brenne by the 1 Of
February schwartzenberg and Bucher had Joined their
| forces In the battles Of Brenne and La Rothiere,
Napoleon for the first time defeated on the soil OF
France and retreated to Troyes.
Instead Of promptly pursuing Napoleon, the Allies,
who were embarrassed about the subsistence OF such
large forces divided their armies again. Prince Schwar
zenberg in eisurely way-for it was Winter and the
roads were in rghtful conditiop-stared for TrOyes
Blueher directed his forces toward point about halt
way on the from ChAons te Paris. Napoleon lefl
a small force az a feint OF defense at Troycs a.
serve ss q tcare-crOw 10 SchwartzenburR, and
nv forced march rugged district
struck Blucber's forces their road to the River
| Marne, defeating them in detail at Champaubert
Montmran and vauchamps in locality from 30 20 8;
miles west Of Chalons. Meanwhile schwartzenberg
marched slowly into Toyes thence to Nogen Bray, and
Monte reau sweeping everything south Of Paris, and
producing great in that capital Napoleon spurred
by the exgency marched his forces westward between
the Seine and the Marne, and striking the Hank OF
scbvartzenberg's advance along the former river de-
fested detachment after detachment la detail until
sehwartzenberg became thoroughly alarmed asked an
arnstice and retreated back ~ Troyes. The battle OF
Montereau ia which the Prince Of Wirtemberg do
featd was the last battle Napoleon ever wOn but for
while his altar was the ascendant and In the councils
of the Allies a retreat eyond the Rhine under con
sideratOn
Az last n portion of the Army Of the North" which
had NOT met with at Antwerp added its weight
10 the ed forces operating in France. Its advanced
euard under Winzeneerode and Buow, directed their
march toward Paris passing through what is now
the Department Of the Nord capturing In their c0urse
with extraordinary rapdity the cities OF Avisnes Laor
soiseons and Rheims and opened communications WIFI
| Blucher at Chalons, who was busy recuperating hs
shattered forces the proposed retreat Of the grand
army acquired Bueher's presence ct Troyes
with schyartzenberg. The grand army re-
treated beyond Chaumont on tho way to Langres'
but fortunately It decided at council of war to
lberats Bucher from their movements, and 80 permit
his army 10 eo0perae with that portion OF the army OF
the north which had advanced noFrance. Bneher was
TO follow tho River Marne schwsrtzenberg II he ad-
yanced again. the sene This measure turned the scale
| OF success.
Napoleon followed Blncher who started for the same
point between ChAlons and Paris, on 1he ROAD "a "heh
he had befere been so unfortunate. But thiR time