New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-10
THE MARCH TO SEDAN
srLTENENT BY COUNT PALIKAO OF THE CAUSES
WHICH LED TO THE MOVEMENT.

THE MARCH TO SEDAN
.r.rENENr BY COUNT PALIKAO OF THE CAUSES
WHICH LED TO THE MOVEMENT llI Md
In day or two there will appear T Count TTo de-
ins 'Ss inadicCus march Of the army Sedan o,
Nv opuon Gays the GenerA that the ArI r0S NJ
Sedan 6s COMPOSED Of the First and Twelfth Corps Sens
pucrot and Lehrun) by supp, LHG T%m verdun
MsqehOS GGhpos Ssr~S OF the
TSqsy Hy sOm%f
Yerdun the left wins compost Of d IGe MourmeIonI
Gen de FalS by BetSeinv1ISS sr HTo or vcpun. The
,'atest distance between the columns OF Ine NM .
and tie center was is tSbt csump arrived at
rinn on path, and that in case OF & az
could Pay percSS 10 Fometers from Clcrmont. The
ritd strength Of these two columns represented an
effective Of $4,000 men n, the ~ Meusr by Cormont and
Sodd await the arrival OF the Flth Corps "eh lOrneo
We ms t later CORPS in proceeding toward the north,
,h-red the Prince Of PrusSias suspicious that the
army was Which was desgnedly allowed to fall
atths Princp's hands recommended Marshal MacmahOn
u, M back on Pans by Rheims and scissors The Firth
Us he weakest had lost portion OF ITS baggage,
was n re easily movable; 1t could In Consequence
E1Us c marches; Grand Pre- was key the deles
TrS covered the march by Cermont on Eerdun TO the
ner n Tfb C1rrs continued it's march by varenhes,
in order " reach the Valley Of the Meuse opposite 70
IbOray 81 ASuetres north Of Nerdun. These marches
were In ,ttnied with any danger; iOr on reaching lhe
on the path the army Of the Prince Royal OF saxony
reI On The other side Of the heuse and on the 25th
ictr,;od with loss after having att3cSed HerGHn dun
vim 10 900 men. lVerdun was defended by IT'S own
S "a. SpIn,sc Tv tlem Of the Saxon troops was
rid amid enthusiastic applause TO the legislative
-. No. the sitting ~ the 9th OF August, 1901
iS,snsrrh IN Metz which some military writer's have
tlqa nc audaCons. as much less 30 than that
sr1, rIntc Frederick Charles and Gen.. Stein
lrtD on the 10th OF June, 1851 passing Dy Inc
hgv % the me fortified towns Of KGngscratz
al J,cphstad from KGnCinhai, resting on the Elbe.
was in orr favor for passages Of the
NJ BE-. o. Y, rdun and Charny belonged 10 uS These
a k march O. IN, Army OF Chalons as being exceed
i4ly uGuGrrous the presence OF the enemy. but
M, ,r,.,,.ons oEer themselves in war when such
N tho, drr advisable, Il effected with promptitude, and
Win me rrrcauJn necessary under snch circumstan-
,, " = ut Eearching for illustrations further back
ih.r 49, reign Frederick the Great, was It not BY
ar,Il dauk march that this famous general made his
aay ru.s tie PLAIN % Andenhem in l7G0 after leav-
m ne camp OF Langleu -RelchenhaCh, in order
:, rv. battle to the Austrians and 50 OCCUPY HarE
IA lis able general dispatched his army in
AIn .r was by flank march before the Russian army,
L.. G'L, the most Wned OF tTedcrcks generals
Ia,sau> a. Zornduga. and drove them back with his
Iy. II not intention here to give an hlstorl-
To- V exec Ted by the greatest general Of modern times
ms OF ms memorable campaign Of 1914.
!, ,n.y cnuIneratc mother instance Which appears
10 s.e 90 lave a certain analogy with what has just
T. % 30 In l7l2, France, crushed by the victories
D Prrc Gene aud the Coalition, saw the road to the
Col, p,Ii tine enemy Its last army-that OF Mar
80. sever. blow in order to save the kingdom. The
ut TINS great general conceived plan the most
co"' a''cr pied for the welfare Of the country. He
end D'nain aud the lines OF Marchiennes 6Y hank
"a curing The night within but short Instance OF
to my 81 Prince Eugene, and almost uhdcr The eyes
He is The OPINION of Marshal SAKE on the operation
in h. hcns then very yS9ng ng dSO K PaF
al have been lost al the affair OF Denan had FRINGE
J. =, no marched TO meet hun when he crossed the
nec heleSs this fank march-nOw characterized as i'm.
Jrs,cLt- which saved France and the monarchy OF
tne allies of all their stores, and compelled
them to raise the siege OF the neigh caring 1TnTins
withdrew the troops of the RarrisOns augment his
army. Was not evident moreoYeF' tnat tne great
OF 80 the scattering about OF the renc troops OPP
Ioed IL massesf 1t was, therefore, heces-
Iary 10 adopt DIFF rent system and, as 1t was evident
tlll the French army had 10 encounter an army tnrre
tu a. uum, ous AS ITSELF It rational to search for
I4.s 10 JraS together at one given point compact
mas capable Of fighting separately and without dlsad-
vantage M numb rs oal SEPARATE army Of the enemy
ELae only Of attaining this end VIZ, the
TIE mics OF ChaOns and Metz In order 10 erect
tbI, was necessary to deceive the enemy by quick
artles and thus what would have taken place IN the
event 70 whic We alude have already exphlned that
The Prince Royal Of Prussa-mised by teegraplic des-
pItclJconcertcd with Marshal Mac MahOncoDtnued to
march r vitryleFrancais, where he still REM med
Of the 2fth, g.. % leagues from NeTdun
However the Prince might have been II Was I'M
To- IDLE that he could reach the McusC, the APP
breaches H. Verduu hy the 27th, the GOTH There
were ttree long days marches, II there are added to
a. = EluGPCrs which separate these towns The uatu.
Tai otacs presented by the country III the nights OF
Ire MrUAe.
"T...4t L. Vhi,h was inevitable tn" Goth at the
laDsi, could therefore have taken place between
Tie army Marshal acMahUn, 10000 strong tsuppOsng
+ eve! 70 have lost 1900 the march,, and TIC army
a. tie Prince II SaXory which did not exceed '0WO
L Tie combat OIght 10 have taken place between Yer
% AID L1I., in the direction OF BT y Two hypObe-
pr, themselves here. II the Prussan army be-
f,Ge Mcz lid attempted II 60 TO the assistance
Of that Of tic Prince Of SaxODy, would have
Eat rear The OF Marshal BaZtlnc, which,
Ih 10th and 18th had sustained alone the attacks OF
ed ri"s OF Prussia and SaXOny, and maintained
bctVc French armies would have become there
fore critical and check inflicted on the frSt-wthOut
q safe Inc Of re;rcat-wOud have changed the condition
g. things entirely. II, the contrary, the army Of
Prince Frederick Charles had continued 10 watch the
army Of Metz, the saxon army would no doubt have
Leon defeated aud thrown back ON that OF Metz,
when the latter would have been compelled TO
retire and tie junction would thus have been ected
IL explaining tn. details OF the march Metz sub
United them the Council Of Ministers, IL far from
NV intention 10 attempt control the operation
tFmpt4d H. be Effected in totally different manner by
EaIhAal MacMahOn. On the contrary, liam OF opinion
III n Il ic completely succeeded by the dcles OF
lie nOrth aud 1 confirmed in this opinion by the
Of -rpternbcr-at Sedan. too, confessed TO friend
OF mine that the saxon army Rt one time believed
ltcf Outhauked. should aStOnlBh many critics were
T. = Y that the Prince Saxony has spoken In similar
manner 10 one Of 1.-THE most honorable generals in the
Fr ucL Amy from whom have the fact direct II Is
De- part Of my duty IL II intention 10 search the
eau~ which contributed TO the ruin OF IAN conceived
AND executed by Marshal Of France whom the army
beS>,s considers veritable Bayard. sans pe"r ct
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