Franco-Prussian Battles.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 47, 5 October 1870, Page 3

Franco-Prussian Battles.

0 In ISOfi, at Jena, Napoleon defeated the Prussians, under Prince Hohenlohc. The French numbered 90,000, the Prussians 40,000. On the same day, at a short distance from Jena, Marshal Davoust totally defeated the Duke of Brunswick at A worstadt. The French numbered 22.000, the Prussians 66,000. In 1813, Napoleon defeated the Prussians and Russians at Lutzen. It is not easy to ascertain the exact numbers on either side. The French had a considerable superiority on the whole, but were almost destitute of cavalry. In 1813, the French, under Napoleon, defeated the allied Russians and Prussians at Bautzen. The French numbered 138,000, the allies 96,000. A t Dresden, in 1813, Napoleon defeated the allied Austro-Russo-Prussian army. The French numbered 125,000, the allies 155,000. At the Katzbach. in 1813, Blucher totally defeated the French Marshal Macdonald. The numbers were nearly 30,000 on either side. At Oross-Beeren, in 1813, the allies, under Bernadotte, totally defeated the French Marshal Oudinot. The allies numbered 90,000. the’ French 80.000. At Denewitz. in 1813, the allies defeated Marshal Nev. The French had 70,000, the allies wore slightly superior. In 1813, at Leipsic, the allies totally defeated Napoleon. The French numbered 166,000, the allies 230,000. In 1814. at La Bothier, the allies defeated Napo. Icon. The allies numbered 100,000, the French 50.000. In 1814, at the successive battles of Montmirail, Champanbert. and Vauchamps, Napoleon defeated the superior forces of Blucher. In 1814, at Laon, Blucher defeated Napoleon. The allies numbered 104,000, the French 50.000. In 1815, at Ligny, Napoleon defeated the Prussians. under Blucher. The French numbered 73.000, the Prussians 84,000. These redoubtable antagonists have not met since the final fall of Napoleon until the beginning of the present war.

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