The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-11


y Yhe following record or the engagemen
;. which have occurred between The Fren,
/ snd Pfussiah armies from the attack {
! Ssafbrucken to the defeat of B6drbaki |
e Won WctAer, may prove Of Interest as
, future reference: ai nn 4" nai 4
PhiIi WorRrH - Fought on the 9th
Augusty $40, resulting in tho defeat
Marshal McMahoa by the Grown Prime
of Prussia. f- t..t...
z FoRBACH- Fought on the 9th {
August, 1870, on the heights betwee
lSaarbrack and Fcrbach, resulting in In
defeat u Ffossard's corps by she German
undcr Gen.. Stsilwetz- y, w f,.,-o,
Il 3 MARS LIE ToUB-FougLt op the 16tl
TOT August, 1870, between the armies .
Marshal Bazaine and Prince Bfedericl
Charles. II An iHdecisivs sctien. giHi NJ
GRAyELeErE--Fought on tbe 18Th o
August, 1870. Marshal Bazainc,s army
forced back upon and shut up in Metz.
TO BEAUMcNfL Fought on the goth 0,
August, 1s70. Ds FailEy's French corps
surprised and cst,tp pieces by sAe Soross el
The Crows, Prince Of Prussia. - .e
6 SEDAN-Fought on the 30th and SIst
ct August and the lst Of September, 1870,
resulting In tho complete defeat of the
french by the rcol1bined forces Of The
Crown Prince of Prussia and the Crown
Prince Of Saxpny. The Emperor Napo-
leon, Marshal Mcmahon and the cntil
French army surrendered prisoners bf war
Tbs series of engagements is kBoww as tbc
battles Of Sedan, alshosgh the lighting on
TIE q first two days Was at some distance
from the fortress.
7 ORLEANS F'stryst battle near Orleans,
fought October 10 and II. The French
defeated Hand driven out Of the city by
The Germans under General Won der Tam.
Second battle near Orleans, fought Nov.
Q and 16. Won der Tam defeated and
driven from the city by the French under
De Palsdines. 4 I.' r1-T
y 1Asrd battle near Orleans, fought Dec.
! % q De Paladines completely defeated
ny;'a y 1ne ,,l'I Ge5nan army under Prince Fred
- 8 GRAY-Fought November 1- The
French defeated By the Germans under Voa
Werder. -,--,,, ~-~
BoYEs-Fought near AnieDs, Nov.
~ The French defeated by the Gerpa Ms
under ManteuffeT. - " m nm FTTi
lO lPorT NoYELL-Fought December
12-23. An indecisive action, although
the Germans remained masters of the field.
II BArAUNE-Fought January 4, 1871. |
An lndecisive action, although the French
masters Of the field.
IL VILLERsExEL-Fought January 10.
Won Werder defeated BY the French under
Bourbaki.
Is lie MANs-Fought January l1-l2.
Chanzy completely defeated BY the Ger
mans under Prince Frederick Charles.
IA MoNrBELLIARD N - Fought be-
'ween Belfort and Montbelliard, January
ll-12-13. Bourbaki defeated by the
dermans under Won Werder
The foregoing we're the distinctive battles
# the war. There were numerous minor
which cannot be digniRed by
Tcr1 fUugnt Ut drTs duu rr1U1 d6rTuS v11
Iieges of those places, and are noted under
he head Of places Besieged."
THE sIEGEs.
A STRAsBoURG.-Invested BY the Ger
mans August 10; surrendered September
27, 1870,
Il PHALsBoURG. Invested by the Ger
mans August Is; surrendered December
IL, 1870. ...
q ToUL-Invested August 10; sur
rendered to the Germans September %.
ID VIrRY LIE FRANcAIs.-Invested Au-
gust u; surrendered August "a.
L VERDUN-Invested August 23 ; sur
rendered to the Germans November 9. A
severe battle was fought here, resulting in
The repulse Of the Crown Prince Of Sax
ony.
Il METx-Invested August 10; sur
rendered to the Germans October 26. Sew
nral severe engagements, in all Of which
fhe French were repulsed, were foug bt dur
ing the investment, brought on by Ba-
saiue's efforts to pierce the investing line.
The most noteworthy occurred on August
30 and 81.
G LAoN-Invested September 5 sur
rendered to the Germans September 8.
Fl So1ssoNs. Invested September Is +;
to the Germans October l6.
| PAMs-Invostod September 10 sur
rendered to the Germans January 27,lS7l.
Three severe engagements we're fought
here, brought on by sorties. The 6rsttook
place September 29. resulting in the defeat
Of Vinoy the second was fought on No
vember 80, and December 2, resulting in
the defeat Of Ducrot and the last on Janu-
ary 10, 1871, resulting in the defeat Of
Trochu.
j BIrcHs s-Complctely invested about
September 30. Tho date of its surrender
has never been given.
X MEzIEREs.-Invested September IA,
surrendered January 1, 1871. The fortress
was twice besieaed. The first time the
siege was voluntarily raised by the Ger
mans for brief period.
l. RocRoY.-I Invested about the latter
part Of October surrendered few days
later.
NJ ScHELEsrADr-Invested October 2 !;
surrendered to the Germans October "a.
N NEUF BRIsAcH.--Invested October
20; surrendered to the Germans NOvem-
Der 10.
0 TH1oNv1LLE--Invested October % ;
surrendered to the Germans November "a.
P MONrMEDY--Invcstsd September i6;
surrendered to the Germans December II.
0 PERRoNNE.-Invested December "a
surrendered to the Germans January 10,
1871.
X BELFoRT.--Invcstcd November =
not surrendered at last accounts.
8 CAMBAL.-Lnvostcd January 20; not
surrendered at last accounts
/ L LoNGwY.-Investcd January Ii sur
rendered January 25. Lougwy was in
vested for brief while in September, 1870
IL,t Ga,manS abandoned tha sin,,a ,uI