Battle Shifts From Liege To Alsace Lorraine Front
French forces break through the Vosges and threaten Strassburg from the southwest while Mulhausen Colmar and Neu Breisach come under French attack. German defences collapse at key passes as Austrian troops rush to aid the Imperial line and the siege of Liege stalls with Belgian forts holding.
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Alsace
Mulhausen
Colmar
Vosges
Strassburg
Paris
Markirch
Neu Breisach
Altkirch
Epinal
Joffre
Hardt
Seille
France
Belgium
Luxemburg
Rumors of Battle in Belgium Near Tongres Reach London
Reports from London say fighting near Tongres 11 miles northwest of Liege and about 10 miles from the Dutch border. The French are said to have cut the German retreat line in Belgium and inflicted a severe defeat on the foe.
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Tongres
Liege
London
Belgium
Europe War Dispatches Detail Belgian and Alsace Fronts
Reports suggest 100000 French in Namur and Liege forts falling back to Namur yet flags fly in Brussels. German Army of Moselle poised to strike Longwy while North Sea activity and submarine threats shape naval outlook. Austria and France sever diplomatic ties as Montenegrin and Servian actions unfold amid broader Eastern Europe fighting.
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Oaders
Namur
Liege
Brussels
Luxemburg
Belgium
Belgium. the Army of the Moselle
France
Esch
London
Germany
Louvain
Alsace
Austria
Paris
Vienna
Europe
Russia
Montenegro
Antivari
Strassburg A Fortress City Rich in History and Forts
Strassburg on the River Ill is described as a fortress city with thirty forts, a 50 000 infantry and 8000 artillerymen, and a canal system boosting trade. It highlights key sights like the Cathedral and university, and notes the 1870 bombardment that left many ruins and casualties.
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Strassburg
Ill
Rhine
Strahs-Boor
Clovis
Orangery
de Broglie
Kleber
Europe
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Alsace-Lorraine
Bonhomme
Sainte Marie
Vader Woot
Meuse
Duchy OF Luxemburg
North Sea
Cattaro
Bosnia
Aix-la-Chapelle
Andenne
Armory OF
City of Strassburg
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