Humbert, recently claimed that she had her "millions" from this Regnier.

A sharp criticism on Bazaine's conduct at Metz is given in a pamphlet, _Reponse au Rapport sommaire sur les Operations de l'Armee du Rhin_, by one of his Staff Officers.

See, too, M.Samuel Denis in his recent work, _Histoire Contemporaine_ (de France).] This capitulation, the greatest recorded in the history of civilised nations, dealt a death-blow to the hopes of France.

Strassburg had hoisted the white flag a month earlier; and the besiegers of these fortresses were free to march westwards and overwhelm the new levies.
After gaining a success at Coulmiers, near Orleans (Nov.

9), the French were speedily driven down the valley of the Loire and thence as far west as Le Mans.