THE CAMPAIGN IN ALSACE
Autor J. P. Du Caneen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 feb 2019
Two days later at one of the decisive battles of the war MacMahon's I Corps was heavily defeated by the Germans at the Battle of Woerth. The Crown Prince of Prussia's 3rd army had, on the quick reaction of his Chief of Staff General von Blumenthal, drawn reinforcements which brought its strength up to 140,000 troops. The French had been slowly reinforced and their force numbered only 35,000. Although badly outnumbered, the French defended their position just outside Fr schwiller. By afternoon, the Germans had suffered c. 10,500 killed or wounded and the French had lost a similar number of casualties and another 9,200 men taken prisoner. The Germans captured Fr schwiller which sat on a hilltop in the centre of the French line. Having lost any hope for victory and facing a massacre, the French army disengaged and retreated in a westerly direction towards Bitche and Saverne, hoping to join French forces on the other side of the Vosges mountains. The German 3rd army did not pursue the French but remained in Alsace and moved slowly south, attacking and destroying the French garrisons in the vicinity.
Useful tactical treatise that was designed for use of Staff College students sitting exams in 1907, and as such gives a clear analytical account of two important battles during the opening rounds of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870. The observation of foreign armies and their technology, particularly that of the German Army, provided many tactical lessons at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781783314409
ISBN-10: 1783314400
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 210 x 297 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: NAVAL & MILITARY PRESS
ISBN-10: 1783314400
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 210 x 297 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: NAVAL & MILITARY PRESS