A. F. (Albert Pollard) Pollard

Capitolo 22

heavy howitzers for the bombardment of Namur without trouble. It
started the 20, and, without support from the Allied assistance for that
they looked, the Belgians were prey to the panic;  the 23 the city
and the most greater part of the strong one they were nevertheless in hands of German up to that which two are withstood to
the 26. The Germans didn't have, as to Liège, ruined their infantry in
premature attacks, and with the small loss to them, a fortitude reputed,
impregnable you/he/she had been captured, the greatest part of the Southerner
Manages Belgian it destroyed, and the provisional plan of defense French
frustrated. The fall of Namur was the first resonant success of the
German in the war.

Its loss was not ransomed by French offensive in Alsace and
Lorraine. 7 August a French and weak strength advanced through the Belfort
opening and, still finding strengths weaker for opporrlo, proceeded to occupy
Altkirch and Mulhouse, while a proclamation of General Joffre
announced the liberation that approaches of the provinces lacerated from France
in 1870. It was a weak and it sick-conceived effort to grab a
political advantage out of a military and surly situation. The German
reinforcements swept above from Colmar and Neu Breisach, and on the double
French return inside some miles of the frontier, while going away them
sympathizers to the revenge of their enemies. More legitimate nevertheless
not more succeeded it was the French push in Lorraine. It had other
you motivate that the political one:  it is able, if it is inclined house, you threaten the left
of the German armies in Belgium and it disturbs their communications;  and
a smaller success would dissuade the danger of a German advance in
Lorraine that would threaten the right of French on the Meuse.
Accordingly, General Pau and de Castelnau, commanding the armies of
Alsace and Lorraine respectively it ordered a general advance on the,
10. For first he/she met him with success:  the principal passages of the Vosges
from Mt. Donon on the north to the opening of Belfort was grabbed;