The Campaign of Sedan: The Downfall of the Second Empire, August-September 1870Hooper, George
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The Campaign of Sedan: The Downfall of the Second Empire, August-September 1870
Hooper, George
Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871; Sedan Campaign, 1870
Cerçay, M. Router’s château of, papers found in, 21.
Chagny, 251, 257.
Chalons, reserve at, 64;
Canrobert still at, 93, 134, 135;
MacMahon and subordinates retire on, 136, 141, 143, 144;
railway to, 189;
roads towards, 192;
French Army driven to, 230, 232, 233;
camp at, 234, 235, 236;
new army, dangers of, 240, 244, 245;
camp, 247;
army of, 264.
Chamber, the French, sanctions war, 15;
speeches in, 246.
Chambière, Isle, 160, 278, 279.
Champenois, farm, garrisoned, 200, 202, 207;
stormed and taken, 211.
Changarnier, General, remarks on Bazaine’s reported words, 228.
Chantrenne, farm, musketry from, carried, 200;
Germans in, 202, 205, 207.
Charles, Prince Frederick, of Prussia, commanding Second Army, 69;
change of orders, 70;
on the march, 78, 79;
158, 165;
at Vionville, 170, 171;
arrives from Pont à Mousson, 179, 180;
and Voigts-Rhetz at Flavigny, 182;
188, 190;
general order issued to, 197;
instructs Manstein, 198;
rides to sound of battle at Gravelotte, 202, 203, 207, 219;
in command of investing Army, 231;
intercepts letter, 244;
278, 281.
Charles of Lorraine, Prince, in Prague, 229.
Charmes, 233.
Chassepot rifle, effect at Mentana, 36.
Château d’Aubigny, 151, 152, 280.
Château de Bellevue, German head-quarters, Emperor at,
Capitulation signed at, 335.
Château Salins, 140, 143.
Châtel St. Germain, 161;
deep defile, 195;
Guard at, 207.
Chaumont, 233;
railway station books, 234, 236.
Chémery, village, 143;
conference of Moltke and Generals, 295.
Chevreau, M. de, Minister of Interior, 233, 238.
Chieulles and Vany, 280, 281.
Chiers, the, 275, 287;
bridges on, 292;
passage over, 294.
Cissey, General de, at Colombey, 153, 155;
Vionville, 181;
brigades, 182;
Gravelotte, 220.
Clérambault, General de, at Vionville, 184.
Clermont in Argonne, 232, 254.
Cochery, M., 43.
Coffinières, General, Governor of Metz, 147, 148.
Cologne Gazette, Ems telegram published in, 47, 48.
Colombey, village, 150–157, 278.
Colombey-Nouilly, battle of, 150, 152–159;
with Vionville, and Gravelotte, battles, consequences of, 229.
Commercy, 232;
important French despatches captured, 233.
Conference project, Napoleon’s, 11, 12.
Conflans, 159, 164, 166, 191.
Conseil-Dumesnil, General, at Woerth, 99;
his men, 106;
his division, 266, 271.
Contenson, Colonel, killed in charge at Mouzon, 273.
Convention of Gastein, defined by Bismarck, 8.
Courcelles, 117;
Chaussy, 162;
Sur Nied, 162, 165.
Craushaar’s brigade, 211.
Crimean War, effect on relations of Russia and Prussia, 2.
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