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21 - A collection of seven letters addressed to a friend of the m…
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A collection of seven letters addressed to a friend of the mayor of Saint-Germain-du-Bois, dated 23 and 24 September, 16 November 1870, 22, 24 and 26 January and 16 February 1871, recounting the events of the 1870 WAR in Burgundy and Franche-Comté 23 September 1870: “2,000 Prussians were in Seurre… the figure of 2,000 was confirmed by several prisoners from the Seurre area who were fleeing. “Last night in Seurre, 350 Prussians took a franc-tireur away” “Seven Prussians seen in Tavaux yesterday left after being supplied with tobacco and announced that they would return today in greater numbers”....“Prepare premises for the wounded and ask local residents to make their mattresses available if needed “We set out from Besançon and are part of the army being formed at Chagny; we arrived there the day before yesterday, 14 November, numbering 26,000....we form a corps of approximately 55,000 to 60,000 men, awaiting the army which is to march on Lyon.....General Crouzat is our commander-in-chief...for our Division we have General de POLIGNAC...Viscount de TRUCHY de LAY, our former commander and now Chief of Staff, has been replaced by Mr Girard, who was a captain in the Fracs Tireurs; he has now been promoted to colonel and has taken command of the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Division...” On 22 January 1871, “General CREMER’s aide-de-camp arrived at my home… he informed me that Dôle is occupied by 6,000 to 7,000 Prussians with artillery. The Army of the East is retreating…” On 24 January 1871, “there is an urgent need to deploy scouts to prevent a surprise attack… the Prussians have evacuated Dôle and are heading south-east. They are likely to cut the Poligny line.” 26 January 1871 “General PRADIER has been relieved of his command. The Prussians, after carrying out a demonstration at Poligny, have remained outside the town. 16 February 1871: ‘…there is talk of including the departments of Jura, Doubs and Côte d’Or in the Armistice…’He told me of the fall of Belfort and that the garrison, through its heroic resistance, had withdrawn with the honours of war and had not been taken prisoner.... A very interesting account of the battles of 1870–71 in our region.
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