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Retreat From Metz and War Dispatches Chronicle
Journal recounts French retreat toward Metz with civilians fleeing, scenes of anguish as families scatter in woods. Describes suppression of suspicion against a Times correspondent in Metz and critique of French leadership, plus reports on battlefield conditions, weapon effectiveness, and German casualty and prisoner experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douay
Vittace
Meitz
Metz
The
Times
England
Paris
MacMahon
Saarbruck
Commissariat Department
Jdfetz
Daily News
Rudeltz
Chasseur de Vincennes
Garde
Café Des Ambassadeurs
Champs Elysées
Weimar
Meiningen
Leopold
Hohenzollern
Ernest
Coburg-Gotha
von Moltke
Chassepot
Mitrailleuse
Berlin
Brussels
Narotzon
the Times
Napoleon
Baron Larrey
M. Nélaton
M. Thiers
Telegraph
Saarbrucken
Forbach
Batrize
Leder
Mannheim