The Campaign of Sedan

The Campaign of Sedan

George Hooper

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When it was decided to publish a new and cheaper edition of Mr. George Hooper’s “Sedan,” the question arose whether anything should be added to it. My father had intended, should a new edition be called for, to revise and correct the work, and to furnish it with an index. After due consideration it has been decided to make no additions to the book, except the index, which has been carefully compiled. A few errors that had crept into the text of the original edition have been corrected; but in other respects the volume remains as it was left by its author.

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When it was decided to publish a new and cheaper edition of Mr. George Hooper's "Sedan," the question arose whether anything should be added to it. My father had intended, should a new edition be called for, to revise and correct the work, and to furnish it with an index. After due consideration it has been decided to make no additions to the book, except the index, which has been carefully compiled. A few errors that had crept into the text of the original edition have been corrected; but in other respects the volume remains as it was left by its author.

WYNNARD HOOPER.

SOUTH KENSINGTON,

October, 1897.

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“When it was decided to publish a new and cheaper edition of Mr. George Hooper’s “Sedan,” the question arose whether anything should be added to it. My father had intended, should a new edition be called for, to revise and correct the work, and to furnish it with an index. After due consideration it has been decided to make no additions to the book, except the index, which has been carefully compiled. A few errors that had crept into the text of the original edition have been corrected; but in other respects the volume remains as it was left by its author.”
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PREFACE

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PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION

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INTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER I. THE CAUSES OF THE WAR

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CHAPTER II. THE GATHERING OF THE HOSTS

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CHAPTER III. STAGE THUNDER

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CHAPTER IV. INVASION IN EARNEST

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CHAPTER V. TWO STAGGERING BLOWS

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CHAPTER VI. VACILLATION IN METZ

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CHAPTER VII. VON MOLTKE KEEPS THE WHIP HAND

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CHAPTER VIII. THE FRENCH RETREAT THWARTED

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CHAPTER IX. PRESSED BACK ON METZ

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CHAPTER X. THE STATE OF THE GAME, AND THE NEW MOVES

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CHAPTER XI. THE GRAND RIGHT WHEEL

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CHAPTER XII. METZ AND STRASBURG

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CHAPTER XIII. SEDAN

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