From Waterloo to the Marne History of the World During the Past Century 1815 1
From Waterloo to the Marne History of the World During the Past Century 1815 1
Pietro Orsi
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Then, seeing that further resistance was impossible, and desirous of sparing further carnage, hoisted the white flag. The letter which he sent with a flag of truce to "William I. Contained these few words: — 'Not having succeeded in dying at the head of my troops, nothing remains to me but to place my sword in the hands of Your Majesty. ' A few thousand soldiers succeeded in crossing the Belgian frontiers. 82, 000 were declared prisoners of war. Only after the capitulation was signed did Willia...m I. Consent to grant the Emperor an interview of the briefest description. The following morning the Emperor was imprisoned in the castle of Wilhelmslohe, and his army was interned in various German fortresses. The news of the Sedan disaster provoked furious anger in Paris : an immense crowd, on September 4, surrounded the Chamber of Deputies. The Parliament was invaded — those deputies who were favourable to the Empire were abused and maltreated. Gambetta, the great Republican orator, declared that Louis Bonaparte and his family had for ever ceased to reign in France: then, followed by the crowd, he went to the Hotel de Ville, where a Provisional Government was formed entirely of Republican deputies.
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