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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 31, 1870
Page
4
Private letters report 300 to 400 soldiers attacked a train to Rheims in desperation after privations. They looted Emperor stores, selling what they could not eat to merchants in Rheims. The piece notes broader war losses and Belgian neutrality tensions with France.
Report from Paris and London detailing the Emperor and Empress accompanying MacMahon’s army near Metz and along the bivouac lines. The Empress is described as steadfast, seeking a historic role, while the Emperor’s health deteriorates amid strategic debates and public pressure.
Colonel Loyd Lindgay reports English and allied relief efforts for wounded soldiers. Surgeons assess needs, funds allocated for daily allowances, medical supplies, and transport to aid hospitals near the front. Queen Victoria supports the Central Committee with shipments and funds as volunteers push aid across borders.
The report notes Beron Grimm, Baron Witzleben and many nobles killed as Prussian forces massed at Bezonville Gravelotte on the 18th. Prussian losses numbered 18,000 with French forces suffering similarly in the Meta actions, totaling 16,000 dead and 60,000 dead wounded and prisoners.
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