L’Affaire du Luxembourg: le prélude de la Guerre de 1870. Par G. Rothan. Les Coulisses de la Diplomatie. Quinze Ans à l’Etranger. 1864–1879. Par Jules Hansen. Revue des Deux Mondes. Avril, 1878; and 1886–7. Papers presented to Parliament Respecting the War between France and Germany, 1870. [Illustration: BATTLE OF WOERTH, ABOUT NOON. Plan I. _Weller & Graham L^{td}. Lithos._ _London, Bell & Sons_] [Illustration: BATTLE OF SPICHEREN, 3.30. P.M. Plan II. _Weller & Graham L^{td}. Lithos._ _London, Bell & Sons_] [Illustration: COLOMBEY-NOUILLY, 5. P.M. Plan III. _Weller & Graham L^{td}. Lithos._ _London, Bell & Sons_] [Illustration: VIONVILLE-MARS LA TOUR, ABOUT 4 P.M. Plan IV. _Weller & Graham L^{td}. Lithos._ _London, Bell & Sons._] [Illustration: GRAVELOTTE, 2.45 P.M. Plan V _Weller & Graham L^{td}. Lithos._ _London, Bell & Sons._] [Illustration: SEDAN, ABOUT 10 A.M. Plan VI. _Weller & Graham L^{td}. Lithos._ _London, Bell & Sons_] [Illustration: GENERAL MAP OF WAR-FIELD. _Weller & Graham L^{td}. Lithos._ _London, Bell & Sons_] INDEX Abbatucci’s brigade at Woerth, 115. Abzac, Colonel d’, 252. Aillicourt, 293. Aire, river, 248. Aisne, river, 232, 242, 248, 249, 264, 277; the Guard on the, at Triaucourt, 232; canal, Meuse and, 251. Albrecht, Archduke of Austria, 34, 64. Albrecht of Prussia, Prince, 115. Albrechtshaüser, farm (Woerth), 107. Algeria, regiments from, 68. Algerians, native, 84. Alsace, 68; small German party enters, 70; 84, 90; and Lorraine, 96; effect of blows struck in, 232; 235. Alten, Major von, 323. Alvensleben I., General von, 267, 268. Alvensleben II., Lieut.-General von, at Spicheren, 121; “the fiery” directs attack (Vionville), 172, 176–178, 186, 187. Amanvillers (Gravelotte battle), French position, 193, 195, 196; 198, 199, 201, 207, 208, 218, 220–225, 228; gallant charge of 3rd Brigade at, 220; railway from, to Habonville, 202. Amagne, 293. Amiel’s, General, Cavalry at Sedan, 296. Andigné, Colonel d’, 304, 305. Ardennes, the German Armies in the, 265–273. Argancy and Antilly, German reinforcements at, 281. Argonne, the, 245. Army of Chalons, the, composition of, 235, 236, 241; position of, 276, 285, 290, 307; its end, 336. Army, French, condition of, at beginning of war, 59, 60, 61, 62; after Saarbrück, 76; movements towards the Meuse, 257–261; returns to Metz camps, losses at Noisseville, 281; disorder in retreat on Sedan, 273–274, 286–287; position of, in Sedan, 296, 297; confused accounts of retreat, 302; three Commanders of, in three hours, 303; condition of, 310; surrenders, 336. Army, German, turned north-west, 245; facing north, 264, 267; pursues in running fight, 273. Army, German, First, as pivot, 138; also, 142, 144, 165.