Description: The destruction of a French cuirassier regiment near Wörth Franco-German War 1870-1871Original wood engraving from 1871 (no reprint - no copy) Sheet size 26.5 x 18 cm - size of the stitch 23.5 x 15.5 cm - printed on the back. Like the text, wood engravings are printed using the letterpress process. They were used in books and magazines from the 19th century. century as illustrations, which is why they often have text on the back. Condition: good - see scan! Shipping is of course quick and packaged to be kink-proof! If you have any questions, please send an email - Questions? - please send an email.Please also note my other offers! Here are more motifs from the Franco-Prussian War in the shop! Shipping costs only apply once for multiple items purchased! If combined shipping via eBay doesn't work, I will of course refund the overpaid shipping costs! Documentation: German history, Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Seventy War, 70 71, Kingdom of Prussia, Empire of France, Kingdom of Bavaria, Kingdom of Württemberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, North German Confederation, German Confederation, Army of the Rhine, Prussian Army, Napoleon III, Otto von Bismarck, Wilhelm I, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Guerre Franco-Allemande, Franco-Prussian War, French Army of the Rhine, Armée du Rhin,The Battle of Wörth (French as Bataille de Frœschwiller-Wœrth and also known as Bataille de Reichshoffen) took place on January 6th. August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War near the town of Wörth in Lower Alsace. Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, the commander of the German 3rd Army, after the victorious Battle of Weissenburg on the 4th. August continued the advance in a southwesterly direction and moved his headquarters to Sulz. He only ordered his army to close up and change the front for the next day. On the 5th In August, Napoleon III decided to reorganize the French military power into two armies according to their spatial separation. The command of the Rhine Army stationed on the Saarland border (II., III. and IV. Corps) was entrusted to Marshal Bazaine, while the Emperor himself reserved supreme command of the Guards and the Army Reserve. The VI. Corps (Canrobert) was still standing aside as a reserve in the Chalons area and was ordered to the Metz area. The V Corps (General de Failly), concentrated to the southeast in the Bitsch Fortress area, was supposed to seek connection to the newly formed Alsace Army. The commander of the French army in Alsace, Marshal Mac-Mahon, had with his I Army Corps, a division of the VII. Army Corps and a cavalry division on the 5th. August occupied a strong position on the western, elevated edge of the valley of the Sauer stream, which stretched along the edge of the valley from Fröschweiler to Görsdorf. His headquarters were close behind the front in Reichshoffen. In detail: from VII. Corps – the 1st Division (General Conseil-Dumesnil) near Eberbach on the southern wing, from the I Corps - the 4th Division (General Lartigue) at Albrechtshäuserhof, between the two was General Michel's cuirassier brigade. The 2. Division (General Pellé) of the I Corps held the plateau south of Elsasshausen, the 3rd Division (General Raoult) and the 1st Division (General Ducrot) were in the northern position behind Nehwiller.[1] The Bonnemains cavalry division and the cavalry brigade under Colonel Septeuil behind the village of Fröschweiler were available as reserves. The Sauer covered the entire front. At 6. As early as daybreak on August 1, skirmishes broke out between the outposts on both sides. At 7 a.m. Wörth was captured by the German 20th. Infantry Brigade (Major General Walther von Montbarry) of the 10th Division stormed. At about 8 a.m. General ordered Hugo Ewald von Kirchbach, the commanding general of the Prussian V Corps, stopped the battle. (Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm had ordered the defensive.) Kirchbach took it up again the following hour, since II. Corps of the Bavarian Army on the extreme right wing near Langensulzbach heard strong cannon thunder. The whole 10th Division under Lieutenant General von Schmidt was already in combat. Now Kirchbach also left the 9th. Division under Lieutenant General von Sandrart intervened in the battle near Wörth: the 17th Brigade was given the direction of attack on Wörth, the 18th. Brigade assigned to Spachbach (2 kilometers south). Also the Prussian XI. Corps was already on the left wing of the German 3rd Army started fighting. The 21st Division under General von Schachtmeyer attacked with the 41st. Brigade under Colonel von Koblinski entered battle near the village of Gunstett (another 2 kilometers south). The advancing 22nd Division under the leadership of Lieutenant General von Gersdorff was deployed to surround the enemy's right wing via Morsbronn. The 42nd Infantry brigade under Major General von Thile crossed the Sauer near Spachbach, the 43rd Infantry brigade under Colonel von Kontzki crossed this near Gunstett. The 44th Infantry brigade under Major General von Schkopp advanced on the southern sector against the village of Morsbrunn. The situation was more difficult at II. Bavarian Corps under General of Infantry von Hartmann on the northern section: the 3. Division under Lieutenant General von Walther made no further progress between Nehwiller and Görsdorf. The XI. Meanwhile, the 1st Corps began to bypass the French position in the south at 11 a.m. forced the French division to change the front. For a long time, all of the Prussians' efforts were in vain. At 1:00 p.m., Crown Prince Friedrich personally took charge of the battlefield. At around 1:30 p.m. the Prussian V Corps stormed the western edge of the Sauer valley between Wörth and Fröschweiler, while the Prussian XI. Army corps developed for the attack against the Niederwald. At around 2:30 p.m. the right French wing (Pelle Division) was thrown back to Elsasshausen. General von Bose had the entire artillery moved to the left bank of the Sauer to support the attack of the V Army Corps on Fröschweiler. To counter the threatening encirclement of his right wing in the southern sector, Mac-Mahon counterattacked at around 1 p.m. He had chosen the cavalry division under General Duhesme for this purpose. This division included a heavy cuirassier brigade under General Michel with two regiments. Before the war, Michel was commander of the Imperial Cavalry School. His brigade was supported by a regiment of Lancers and received orders at around 1:00 p.m. to join the XI. to throw back the corps under General von Bose. Michel complained about the poor ground and disturbing trees in the area, which would take away the momentum from his attack. Nevertheless, he threw himself with a total of 1,200 riders from Eberbach on the advancing infantry of the 22nd. Division. The Saxons responded with so-called rapid fire, in which each soldier conducted the fire fight independently after the first combined volley. This new tactic of cavalry defense was only practiced in this way by the Prussians and allies and meant a departure from the square. During their attack, the French riders came under flanking fire from Prussian infantry who had established themselves in the Niederwald between Elsasshausen and Eberbach. The attack was completely wiped out at Morsbronn. No rider managed to reach the infantry lines. The French losses in this attack amounted to 800 of 1200 soldiers and almost all horses.[3] Despite the enormous losses, the new helmets and breastplates introduced shortly before the war had proven successful for the cuirassiers, while the light lancers had no chance without this protection. Although the unwounded cuirassiers had to retreat on foot within range of the Prussians, some Prussian officers had them cease fire against the now defenseless enemy. The attack had stopped the advance of the XI. Corps could only stop for a short time. At around 2:30 p.m. the Niederwald was completely in the possession of the Prussians, who soon swung to the right from Morsbronn and Eberbach, stormed the stubbornly defended Elsasshausen and continued to advance towards Fröschweiler. The commander of the Württemberg field division, General von Obernitz, had received orders to advance from Gunstett 10 kilometers west to Reichshoffen in order to cut off the French's retreat. The advance guard commissioned for this purpose, the 2. Württemberg field brigade under Major General von Starkloff deviated from this order and resorted to supporting the 21st. Division into the fighting. During the attack on Elsasshausen, the commander of Infantry Regiment No. 88, Colonel Köhn von Jaski. General von Bose received a shot through the foot, his chief of staff von Kamienski lost a horse, the third general staff officer of the XI. Corps, Prime Lieutenant von Heineccius, was fatally hit. At around 3:15 p.m. the German troops penetrated the staunchly defended Fröschweiler from Allen sides. The 22nd Division advanced from the west, the 21st Division in association with the Württemberg Starkloff Brigade from the south, the V. Army Corps from the east and the Bavarian 3. Division (Lieutenant General von Walther) entered the town from the north. There were tough clashes until the leaders of the Prussians advancing from the south met the Bavarians coming from the north in the center and the French were threatened with encirclement. Finally, the French I Corps had to retreat to the west in complete disarray under fire from the Prussians, Saxons and Bavarians. Uhlans of the XI. Corps reached the forest between Elsasshausen and Reichshoffen behind the French and the first swarms of infantry came within reach of the road to Reichshoffen and took it under rifle and artillery fire. While fleeing, French infantry were also ridden down by their own cavalry. Algerian tirailleurs continued to hold their position and thus prevented the complete annihilation of the French. The fugitives were immediately pursued by both wings of the German army. It was only from Niederbronn that the 3rd Army, which had advanced from Bitsch, provided cover. Infantry Division (under Joseph Guyot de Lespart) of the French 5th Corps continued retreat.Source: WikipediaThe Battle of Wörth (French as Bataille de Frœschwiller-Wœrth and also known as Bataille de Reichshoffen) took place on January 6th. August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War near the town of Wörth in Lower Alsace. Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, the commander of the German 3rd Army, after the victorious Battle of Weissenburg on the 4th. August continued the advance in a southwesterly direction and moved his headquarters to Sulz. He only ordered his army to close up and change the front for the next day. On the 5th In August, Napoleon III decided to reorganize the French military power into two armies according to their spatial separation. The command of the Rhine Army stationed on the Saarland border (II., III. and IV. Corps) was entrusted to Marshal Bazaine, while the Emperor
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