New Britain herald., 1914-08-05
HOW PRuSS|ANS WENT
 TO PARIS IN 1870
Interesting Story Of Great Struggle
 During Nsp).eoh'S Tme.

King William I. ordered the mob- iization of the Prussian army on July 19, 1870.
 The Prussians put three armies in the field, under General Won Stein metz, near Trevor: under Prince Frederick Charles in the Rhenish Palatinate; under the Grown Prince of Prussia on the frontier of Baden. There were 52O,OOO men under arms by August l.
 Napoleon III, with 350,0O0 men in eight army corps. covered a line 100 miles long, from Mountmedy, on the Belgian frontier, to Belfort, at the junction of the German frontier with Switzerland, with Marshal MacMahon near Strassburg, General Failly at Betsch, on the Palatinate frontier; Marshall Bazine near Metz, General Froussard at Saint Avoid, near the Prussian frontier; General Ladmi- rault at Phienville (now called Die- denhofen by the Germans); the re- serve corps under General Bombaki and Marshal Canrobet at Nancy and Cbalons. and General Felix Douay holding the fortress at Belfort.
 On the 18th Napoleon left Paris to take command at Metz. and on August King William, with General Von Moltke and Count Bismark. took the field, with headquarters at Mainz.
 France Invaded August 1, 1870.
 Froussard, on August 2, attacked and captured SaarbTMck. The Prus- sians. under the crown prince, invaded France on August 4. engaged Doucy at Weissenburg and, drove them back with heavy losses ina fve-hour battle.
 Two days later August 6), at Worth, the crown prince defeated MacMa.hon. who fell back. to Zobern, while Steinmetz routed F'roussard's corps at Spichern, near Saarbruck, driving the French back to Forbach and Metz
 The French corps were consolidated in two armies, under Bazaine at Metz and MacMahon at ChaLons, to retreat along the Moselle, abandoning northern Alsace.
 The crown prince on August left Worth, pushed through the passes of the Vosgee and entered Nancy on the .16th.
 Bazaine Shut Up in Metz.
 Meanwhile, Steinmetz took For pack on the 7th. St. Alvord on the l ,th and on the 14th was near Metz. 1 m the battle of Colombey -Nouilly, 1 ar Corcelles, Moltke prevented the l unction of the two French armies. |
 Prince Frederick Charles headed l or Metz, taking part of his army | ia :Saarbrucken and part through 1 and on the 18th drove 3azaine back on, Gravelotte, where le was defeated on the 18th and 'enned in the Qualifications at Metz.
 The Prussians on August 19 ormed a fourth army under the Crown Prince of Saxony, to move 'apidly through the plains of Cham oagne to Paris, whither the Prus- jan crown prince was heading.
 The Battle of Sedan.
 The French concentrated 130,0o0 nen at Cholom under MacMahon, put first moved northward, on Au-
 
 ure from Paris attempted to re- ieve Metz. He was cut off by the orussians, driven to Cedan where he vas surrounded and overwhelmed ,n September 2, being taken pris- ,ner with the emperor. On Septem- ,er the third republic was pro- laimed at Paris. which was invested y the Prussians on September 19.
 Strassburg surrendered on Sep emher 2S. On October II Gen. ron der Tam occupied Orleans. Ba- aine surrendered Metz on October ,7. On November 10 the French 'ecaptured Orleans by French lrmy under Gen. de Palladines. who n turn was defeated by the Prus- ians December 2-4
 Capitalization of Paris.
 Gen. Ducrot attempted in vain to break through the Prussian lines, November 30-December 3 at Erie md Champiuuy. On December 29 he Prussians captured Mont Av- .ron. one of the forts of Paris.