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  Man, I cannot but observe to myself, thou art as much a scandal as a mystery to the reflecting mind!


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id: 19263
title: Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
author: Labouchere, Henry
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  a general notion of how the warlike operations round Paris appeared to a situation," said, as he dealt a hand, a knowing old man of the world, a I attempted this morning to obtain a pass from General Trochu. and National Guards, ready at a moment''s notice both by day and night to outside the forts, in which great numbers of Prussians have been killed. few days officers, even generals, were shot at by regiments outside the military strategy between the grocers of Paris and the Prussian generals civil and military Government of the whole country remaining in Paris is, to keep the Prussians out of Paris." He said a good deal more which know whether the Paris journals get to you through the Prussian lines; as took place to-day, the troops will quietly return into Paris. Paris to-day in the midst of a general


id: 28295
title: The Maids of Paradise
author: Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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  "Madame," said I, "the women of France to-day think differently. Brauer''s carriage?" Turning to me she said: "I must ask for a little "Mr. Buckhurst," said the young Countess, turning to me, "has aided But I said, aloud, simulating astonishment: "Do you mean to say, Mr. Buckhurst, that you would deliberately risk death to aid a police "The mother-land," I said, and Buckhurst looked up, adding, "The Speed leaned forward and said: "Scarlett, my friend, the Foreign "I know something about Paradise," said Speed, in a low voice. "Let me read it, governor," said Speed, and took the blue paper from "Well, don''t let''s stir up Buckhurst now," said Speed. "Yes, that''s all logical," said Speed, "but how could Buckhurst know "Look here, Speed," I said, troubled, "Jacqueline is very much like Without turning her head she said: "Does he know that it may mean his


id: 22060
title: The Young Franc Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War
author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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  "Percy," Mrs. Barclay said, coming into the room, "please to run "It is too late," Captain Barclay said, as Ralph and Percy rushed Captain Barclay pointed out, to the boys, that the officers and men "I am very glad we arrived in time, Tim," Ralph said. "Good-morning, Tim," the boys said, as they came up to him. yards, along the line?" Major Tempe said, when Ralph had given an "Come along, Tim," Ralph said, laughing, "else you''ll be late for "Look here, Percy," Ralph said, quietly, "we are in a nasty fix, "He was quite right," Ralph said; "the village is full of Germans. "Good day," Ralph said, in German, reining up his horse. "We have time to wait an hour," Ralph said, turning to Percy; "and "So far, so good, Percy!" Ralph said, when they heard the street "We were in the franc tireurs of Dijon," Ralph said, a little


id: 9896
title: My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71
author: Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
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  English War Correspondents in Paris--Gambetta calls me "a Little Spy"-Weissenburg two days later, when a division of the French under General French reverse, he contrived to make his way to Paris on a locomotiveengine, and arrived at our flat in the Rue de Miromesnil looking as black more army corps, and he started on the work of placing Paris in a state of _Daily News_, who so long wrote his Paris letters at a little café The Government of National Defence--The Army of Paris--The Return of Victor Hugo--The German advance on Paris--The National Guard few thousand men, on the German position near La Malmaison, west of Paris, at Brie as in Paris itself, the Germans, it was said, having carried off This became the German plan, and whilst a force under General But the principal event of the day was the defeat of General Paris''s force


id: 6303
title: The Duel Between France and Germany
author: Sumner, Charles
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  authority, _Duellum_ being a well-known Latin word for War. The historian Livy makes a Roman declare that affairs are to be WAR UNDER THE LAW OF NATIONS A DUEL. In likening war between nations to the duel, I follow not only duel are reproduced in the Laws of War established by nations to was called "the Right of War." The history of France and Germany see how completely a war between two nations is a duel,--and, yet said that the Minister "had declared war." [Footnote: Ibid.] Emperor, immediately after the War Manifesto read by the PrimeMinister, he declared that France quivered with indignation at the army of France, during the year of peace before the war, were More than any other nation Germany has suffered from war. while Slavery was waging war against our nation, the working-men that War System by which the peace of nations is placed in such


id: 36209
title: The Franco-German War of 1870-71
author: Moltke, Helmuth, Graf von
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  advancing IInd German Army against the French forces in Alsace, and the 4th only one weak Division and a cavalry brigade of the Ist French Corps The French Division, which had been attacked by three German Corps, General von Kameke (commanding 14th Infantry Division) ordered an General von Stülpnagel (commanding 5th Infantry Division) soon enemy in his position, General von der Tann sent his Ist Brigade over cavalry brigade; which, under the command of General von Werder, marched The French IIIrd Corps advanced on the right bank of the Moselle against This movement of the French XVIth Corps compelled General von Tann, at 3rd Brigade, General von Manteuffel ordered the 15th Division to join in General von Strubberg (commanding 30th Infantry Brigade, VIIIth Corps), Divisions of the XVIIIth French Corps attempted to cross to the right Brigade, 9th Division, Vth Corps), by order from the commanding General,


id: 36945
title: A Tatter of Scarlet: Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871
author: Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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  Deventer and I looked across at the greater New Aramon where his father Outside, Dennis Deventer said little about the politics of the works, "What, Jack Jaikes!" cried Hugh to the grinning young man who opened the "Come on then, Cawdor," Hugh cried; "let''s find Rhoda Polly!" He ran "Well," said Deventer, "I shall be ready for the works all in good time, Jack Jaikes placed the rifle in the old man''s hand, and everybody held "That was good of you," said Rhoda Polly, "if anyone can set things "My father," said Hugh steadily, "is Monsieur Dennis Deventer, Keller Bey came to Aramon ten days after the time of our return. "We had some little trouble like other folks," said Dennis Deventer "Yes, Rhoda Polly," her father answered, "but though they let Keller Bey "Wait till Rhoda Polly comes back," I said, "she will get her friend


id: 41689
author: Ryan, Charles Edward
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  us up from the town 130 French wounded, to make room for their own in Germans, who turned all the French wounded that they could out of the Accordingly, I went into the town, and saw the French guns which had now Prussian Military Hospitals, many of whom knew French fairly well, and French town through which he passed, to provide him with whatever horses Our Ambulance train came to a standstill in the Place Bannier, while Dr. Pratt was making his report, and getting our quarters assigned to us. A German soldier of the Line had received a bullet wound behind While we remained, I saw numbers of French soldiers going round to the bestowed such time as we could spare upon any French wounded that came place on that very day, and in which a large number of Prussians were Ambulance, German: treatment of French wounded, 81;

title:
  With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War Personal Experiences and Adventures with Both Armies, 1870-1871


