Table of Contents
List of maps v
Preface 6
Introduction 7
Chapter I Weissenburg 9
German concentration and plan of Campaign
French plan of Campaign
The Advance of the 2nd Division to Weissenburg
The ground
The battle
Chapter II Comments on the Battle of Weissenburg 29
The causes of the defeat of the 2nd Division
The occupation of the ground by the French
Failure of the French troops in the vicinity of the battlefield to support the 2nd Division
The Action of the 4th Bavarian Division
Chapter III 5th August 35
German advance
French retreat
Chapter IV Woerth 39
The position of the French Army in Alsace
The position of the IIIrd German Army
The battlefield
French dispositions
Chapter V The Battle of Woerth 48
The engagement of the advanced guards
The General engagement
The decisive attack
Chapter VI Comments on the Battle of Woerth 61
The occupation of the position
Reconnaissance when troops are in touch
Action of advanced guards
Conduct of the Battle by the Crown Prince
The conduct of the battle by Marshal MacMahon
The Front on which the battle was fought
The combination of holding attacks and turning movements
Breaking up formations in the deployment and the mixing of units in the final stages
Conduct of the fire fight
Wood fighting and attacking through woods
Counter-attack
Employment of artillery
Employment of cavalry
Strengthening supporting points and entrenching in the attack
The fighting capacity of the troops
Chapter VII After the Battle 90
The French retreat
The German pursuit
Appendix I Order of Battle of the French forces engaged at the Battle of Weissenburg 92
Appendix II Order of Battle of the German forces engaged at the Battle of Weissenburg 93
Appendix III Order of Battle of the French forces engaged at the Battle of Woerth 95
Appendix IV Order of Battle of the German forces engaged at the Battle of Woerth 98
