After this battle, representatives of both sides assembled at the cottage of a weaver at Donchery.
After this battle, representatives of both sides assembled at the cottage of a weaver at Donchery. This battle saw the victorious general divide his troops into three groups, allowing them to encircle the opposing force. After their commander had been wounded, the losers at this battle under General Ducrot attempted to break out of this encirclement by a retreat to the town of La Monchelle. In the prelude to this battle, the army of Chalons had lost the Battle of Beaumont, while attempting to help the besieged General Bazaine at Metz. Because the losing forces did not totally capitulate, the eventual victors would go on to lay siege to Paris. Resulting in the capture of Napoleon III, for ten points, name this 1870 victory for von Moltke and the Germans, the climactic battle of the Franco-Prussian War.
After this battle, representatives of both sides assembled at the cottage of a weaver at Donchery.
Battle of Sedan