Map of the Battle of Wissembourg, 4 August 1870, (c1872). Map: 'Drawn under the Superintendance of Captain Hozier', showing the enemy positions. The Battle of Wissembourg (or Weissenburg), was the first of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. Three German army corps surprised the small French garrison at Wissembourg, which has at different periods in history been part of both France and Germany. From "The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences", Volume I, by Captain H M Hozier. [William Mackenzie, London, 1872]
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