Littell's Living Age, Volume 171Living Age Company, Incorporated, 1886 |
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Page 459
... Metz . Had he been energetic and sincere in his pro- fessed intention to force his way , he could easily have crushed his assailants and effected his retreat . As it was , after a bloody day , which cost each army a loss of between ...
... Metz . Had he been energetic and sincere in his pro- fessed intention to force his way , he could easily have crushed his assailants and effected his retreat . As it was , after a bloody day , which cost each army a loss of between ...
Page 464
... Metz and he certainly did not intend to do so - have informed MacMahon of his in- tention . He would thus have prevented his brother marshal from incurring a risk so great that failure with such an ineffi- cient army as that commanded ...
... Metz and he certainly did not intend to do so - have informed MacMahon of his in- tention . He would thus have prevented his brother marshal from incurring a risk so great that failure with such an ineffi- cient army as that commanded ...
Page 472
... Metz of the army of Metz by a French army to the last limits possible , when food outside . General Coffinière and the in- came near its end to ascertain the condi- tendant - in - chief were then invited to state tions which the enemy ...
... Metz of the army of Metz by a French army to the last limits possible , when food outside . General Coffinière and the in- came near its end to ascertain the condi- tendant - in - chief were then invited to state tions which the enemy ...
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