The Diplomatic Reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus 1862-1879, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Diplomatic Reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus 1862-1879, Vol. 1 Prussia to the Empress - Capitulation of Toul, Strasbourg, and Metz - The Mode adopted for the Payment of the "Solde de Captivite" of French Prisoners of War - Anecdote of Bazaine - Crown Prince and Prince Frederick Charles raised to the Rank of Field-Marshals; Treaty between Great Britain, France, and Prussia for Neutrality and Independence of Belgium - Investment and Siege of Paris - Interview of Jules Favre with Count Bismarck - Armistice and Surrender of Paris - Entry of German Troops limited to Champs Elysees and Vicinity - Resignation of Gambetta - Jules Favre's Expostulation against Enormity of War Indemnity - B'smarck's Reply - Constituent Assembly opened at Bordeaux 12th of February - Retirement of Ministry of Defence - Appointment of M. Thiers - His Patriotic Mission - Rancke's Reply to Thiers - Peace Negotiations between Thiers and Bismarck - Preliminaries Signed 26th of February - Terms of Preliminaries - Accepted by National Assembly at Bordeaux - Review by King of Prussia at Longchamps - Creation of German Empire - Title of German Emperor accepted by King of Prussia - Proclamation of Empire at Versailles January 18th - Repudiation in November, 1870, by Russia of Clauses 11 and 13 of Treaty of Paris - Conference in London - Siege of Paris impossible if Gauges had differed - Russian and German Gauges - Lines by Lord Stratford de Redcliffe - Departure of Emperor William from Versailles - Enthusiastic Reception at Berlin - Opening of First Imperial Diet - Audience of the Empress - Alliance with Austria Foreshadowed - Title of Prince conferred on Bismarck - Audience of Emperor William - Conversation with His Majesty; Insurrection of the Paris Commune - Its Suppression, with Great Destruction and Loss of Life - Treaty of Peace Signed at Frankfort by Bismarck and Jules Favre - Triumphant Entry of German Troops into Berlin - Unveiling of Monument to Frederick William III. - Successful Financial Operation of Thiers for Liquidation of War Indemnity - Unfriendly Feeling towards England - Unsettled State of Roumania - Improved Relations between Austria and Germany - Count Benst - His Resignation - Count Andrassy - Meeting of the Sovereigns of Austria and Germany at Gastein and Salzburg - Fresh Credentials to Foreign Representatives at Berlin - My Suggestion to Lord Granville for a Change of Representatives at Berlin - Offer to Me of the Embassy at St. Petersburg - Arrival of Emperor of Russia at Baden - My About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.