The history of the world; a survey of a man's record . heeled round; but just as at Spicheren the nearestGerman regiments, so soon as they heard the thunder of the cannons, hurried tothe assistance of Goltz, freed him from great danger, and drove the French backunder the fort of St. Julien, which with its heavy guns took part at nightfall intlie fierce engagement. Thus the retreat of the French was delayed by one day,and in the meantime the main body of the Germans had reached the , yielding to public opinion, now resigned the supreme command toMarshal Bazaine, in whom the army
The history of the world; a survey of a man's record . heeled round; but just as at Spicheren the nearestGerman regiments, so soon as they heard the thunder of the cannons, hurried tothe assistance of Goltz, freed him from great danger, and drove the French backunder the fort of St. Julien, which with its heavy guns took part at nightfall intlie fierce engagement. Thus the retreat of the French was delayed by one day,and in the meantime the main body of the Germans had reached the , yielding to public opinion, now resigned the supreme command toMarshal Bazaine, in whom the army and navy reposed unfounded confidence, leftMetz with precipitate haste on August 14, and entered Chalons with jMacMahon onthe 17th. The main army itself did not leave Metz until August 15, and then onlyadvanced five miles in a whole day, since the baggage train blocked all the the 3d army corps, that of tlio Brandenburgers, under Coustantin von THE\\^.yi OF 1«70-71. Trom Qip plans of tJieTiussinjiGfucPcil St;tflajid otlier Sources I,
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