The Emperor Resigns his Command—The German Advance—The German Cavalry at Work—The Germans March on the Moselle

[ CHAPTER VII.]

VON MOLTKE KEEPS THE WHIP HAND.

The French Propose to Move—The Battle of Colombey-Nouilly—Von Golz Dashes In—The End of the Battle—The French Retreat—The Germans Cross the Moselle—The Cavalry Beyond the Moselle—Orders for the Flank March—The Emperor Quits the Army

[ CHAPTER VIII.]

THE FRENCH RETREAT THWARTED.

Vionville-Mars la Tour—The Vionville Battlefield—The French are Surprised—The Third Corps Strikes In—Arrival of Bazaine—Bredow’s Brilliant Charge—The Fight becomes Stationary—Arrival of the Tenth Corps—The Great Cavalry Combat—End of the Battle

[ CHAPTER IX.]

PRESSED BACK ON METZ.

Marshal Bazaine—The Battlefield of Gravelotte—The German Plans—The Battle of Gravelotte—Prince Frederick Charles at the Front—Steinmetz Attacks the French Left—Operations by the German Left Wing—General Frossard Repels a Fresh Attack—The Last Fights near St. Hubert—The Prussian Guard on the Centre and Left—The Capture of St. Privat