With the Royal Headquarters, 1870-71

66 Versailles advance already Alsace Army Corps arrived artillery attack August Bar-le-Duc batteries battle battle-field Bavarian Corps Berlin Brandenstein Bronsart carriage cavalry divisions Châlons Château Thierry chief Claer columns command Count Bismarck course Crown Prince detachments direction Donchery Emperor enemy enemy's engagement Ferrières fighting fire forces fortress France French army front further German Grand Duke Gravelotte Guards guns heights horses impression infantry King latter Loire looked Mainz Majesty meanwhile Metz Meuse military mobilisation Moltke Mont Valérien morning Moselle movement night o'clock officers operations outposts Paris Podbielski Pont-à-Mousson position possible Prince Frederick Charles Prince of Saxony Prussian quarters reached regiments reports retreat Rhine right wing road rode Royal Headquarters Saarbrücken Saxon Second Army sent side situation slope soon sortie Spicheren Staff Steinmetz stood Stosch taken telegram Third Army to-day town troops Versailles victory village von Blumenthal whole Wörth wounded Wurttemberg yesterday