Help with Franco-Prussian war prints

joerookery

joerookery

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I need help with two prints concerning cavalry operations against infantry during the Franco Prussian war. I have pictures of these two but they are dark and just not as clear as I would like. Does anyone have a picture of these two engagements that I could include in our book? We would of course give credit.

1-the attack of General Bonnemains’s cuirassiers at Froechweiller
2- The attack of a French cuirassier brigade on the village of Morsbronn during the battle of Wörth

Two classic examples of this infantry capability were Morsbronn and the attack of General Bonnemains’s cuirassiers at Froechweiller. The attack of a French cuirassier brigade on the village of Morsbronn during the battle of Wörth on 4 August 1870 was a complete disaster; the Prussian infantry fired from behind barricades and out of houses, which resulted in the brigade being annihilated in the streets of Morsbronn. Later that day, the French cuirassier division of General Bonnemains tried to buy time for the already beaten army of Marshal Patrice de Mac Mahon to withdraw from encirclement by attacking the advancing Prussian infantry between Froeschwiller and Elsasshausen. This time the attacking cuirassiers met three regiments of Prussian infantry with attached artillery advancing in dense lines. The Prussian infantry re-mained in their firing lines and cut down the assaulting cuirassiers by murderous Dreyse rifle fire. Thanks to the thick black-powder smoke of these rifles many of the French cuirassiers escaped with their lives.
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Larry – you certainly would be a great hero here! Color is best however I would gladly settle for black and white at 600 dpi.
 
Try to remind me!
I need to check some boxes to find the books, not sure they hold those images, but I am curious to find out as well.
cheers
|<ris
 
For some reason the most doctrinally significant engagements seem to have escaped the brush of Knötel. He does have the death ride of Bredow but I can find nothing on these two. He even has a print on the Hessians at St. Privat but not the guards. I wouldn't be too excited except that the existing pictures that I have are more like dark ink stains. Seriously you would turn the book upside down trying to figure out what was in the picture. So I appreciate anybody finding anything!
 
Hi Joe

Here is one currently on EBAY, it's a period woodcut of the Froeschwieler charge, printed during the the era http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-Wood-Engraving-Franco-Prussian-War-Battle-Worth-France-Cuirassier-Charge-/310672820316?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item48558b085c#ht_3343wt_1931" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Here is a famous painting of the French cuirassiers at Morsbrunn, packed like sardines in a can http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_charge_du_9e_r%C3%A9g_de_Cuirs_Morsbronn_4391.JPG" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'll keep looking..

Larry
 
Joe,

I have looked in all the regimental histories that I have of the Prussian Regiments that were engaged in these two cavalry attacks; none of them has a print of the scene! :(

Regards
Glenn
 
Hi Joe

Here is another link, this one is very interesting http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119286" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
I found it, but it does not have the pic's you want....
Here is what I got regarding the battle of Wörth;






 
Here is a pic of a print(from the same book) showing Belgian soldiers guarding the border lines.
The situation was quiet nervous at that time Belgium mobilised the whole army and reserves.
The medal on top; was given to commemorate the event.
 
Glad I could help Joe, this outfit seems to have a nice selection of FP era woodcuts, normally they have a heftier price on them..

Stuka F, thanks for showing the images from your book, very nice. I think it is a greatly overlooked, yet very interesting aspect of the 1870 war, that of the Belgian Mobilization in 1870. Belgium was prepared for either side crossing the border.

There is an interesting account of a young French officer named Leonce Patry. After the war he wrote a book entitled "The Reality of War", in the book he relates his experiences in escaping from Metz after the surrender and crossing the Belgian frontier to rejoin the French forces and renewing the fight..I am sure he wasn't the only French soldier to do this.
 
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