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Show Douay, Frolaaard aud HeNahon A Chicago Tribune correspondent writes Wissembourgh: "Almost im-inediatly im-inediatly after Douuy came the turn of Froissard and Mc.VIuhon. The former, preeceptor of the young Prince, a pet General, fought badly, weakly, without talent and without energy. Heid up, however, by the rest of the Imperial army, he underwent a defeat where the losses were slight. But he left Forbach iu the hands of the enemy, and his retreat, re-treat, almost without resistance, alarmed al-armed all France almost as much as McMahoa's defeat. . As fur the latter, his struggle was heroic. As. an experienced exper-ienced General, seeing that he overrun by an army four times more i.umerous than his own. his first desire was to postpone the battle. Ilia Imperial Im-perial uhief telegraphed him twice to attack. Mc.Mahon obeved. but resolute. Dar- yXf .weirs he remained on horseback. sometimes some-times leading a charge, heedless of the mitrailleuse, refusing his staff permission permis-sion to follow him, and then charging with his officers, who fell decimarpfl beside him. Sometimes he moved along in front of his battalions, under the Prussian fire, stationing his troops himself removed them, or threw them on the enemy, who drew back astonished aston-ished to see these men fight one to five. The Turcos and the Tirailleurs d'Afrique fought like lions of their native mountains. One of their battal-lions battal-lions broke through the masses of the enemy, like a whirlwind through a forest. When this was done and it remained re-mained alone, with the enemy closed up behind it, its chcif, a. Lieutenant, and almost the only officer left, quietly put up his eyeglass and said to his men, 'Well, let us go back.' They attempted at-tempted it, but they were all killed or captured. |