Luxemburg and her neighbours, a record of the political fortunes of the present Grand Duchy from the eve of the French Revolution to the great war, with a preliminary sketch of events from 963 to 1780 . 1789. The Ruins of the Abbey of Orval, Destroyed IN 1794 ...... 162 Dumont-Wilden, La Belgique Illustree. The Bridge of the Fortress of Luxemburg 170 From De Cloets Voyage Pittoresque dans le Royaumedes Pays-Bas. Napoleons Guard of Honor, 1804 . .218 From Les Luxemhourgeois, Soldats de La France, 1792-1815. Institut (Luxemburg), vol. Iviii. Map of the Netherland Kingdom accord-ing TO THE Congre
Luxemburg and her neighbours, a record of the political fortunes of the present Grand Duchy from the eve of the French Revolution to the great war, with a preliminary sketch of events from 963 to 1780 . 1789. The Ruins of the Abbey of Orval, Destroyed IN 1794 ...... 162 Dumont-Wilden, La Belgique Illustree. The Bridge of the Fortress of Luxemburg 170 From De Cloets Voyage Pittoresque dans le Royaumedes Pays-Bas. Napoleons Guard of Honor, 1804 . .218 From Les Luxemhourgeois, Soldats de La France, 1792-1815. Institut (Luxemburg), vol. Iviii. Map of the Netherland Kingdom accord-ing TO THE Congress of Vienna . 244 The Castle of Bourglinster . . 300 From De Cloets Voyage Pittoresque dans Le Royaumedes Pays-Bas. Map Showing the Possessions of the House OF Burgundy, 1476 .... 316 Part of the Fortifications of Luxemburg 338 From De Cloets Voyage Pittoresque dans le Royaumedes Pays-Bas. The Grand Duchess of Luxemburg with her Sisters, 1913 .... 410 XIV Illustrations PAGE ViANDEN Castle . . ,418 Redrawn by Wm. J. Wilson from an old print. Roman Bas-Reliefs Found in Belgian Luxemburg ...... 420 Map of the Territory of Luxemburg At the frontier changes at successive Luxemburg PROLOGUE A NEUTRALIZED LAND IN I914 ON a morning in August, 1914, the world—long unused to the arbitrary acts of war-fare—was startled to read in the papersthat German troops had entered the neutralizedGrand Duchy of Luxemburg. Later, a few scanty,unreliable details drifted across the sea. Therewas the report that the young sovereign hadhastened in an automobile towards her accessiblefrontier, and burst into tears as she reproached theGerman officer, commanding the advance guard,for the attack on her guaranteed rights and privi-leges. However her protests were made, this muchseemed certain,—they were ignored. Then, someweeks later, it was rumoured that the sovereignhad become reconciled to the invaders or hadmade a virtue of necessity, but, at least, had actedas a gracious host
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