de haut, in a lofty tone

21. le Broglie, public square in Strasburg, named after the Duc de Broglie, a French marshal (i 671-1745).

23. turcos, native sharpshooters in the French- African army; also soldiers serving in the Franco-African Infantiy.

3. — Haguenau (Ger. Hagenau), town in Lower Alsace, 28 km. north of Strasburg. After the battle of Wôrth, it was occupied by the German troops, Aug. 7, 1870, and became the headquarters of

the Govemor of Als^e tiU the capture of Stis^burg,

Wissembourg (Ger. Weissenlfurg), town in Lower Alsace, near which, on Aug.. 4, 1870, took place the first great battle between the French and Germans, in which General Douay was defeated by the Crown Prince of Germany. Weissenburg was captured on the 5th.

4« — 5* MacMahon. Maria Edme Patrice Maurice MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, Marshal of France and Président of the French Kepublic, was bom June 13, 1808, of Irish descent. He had a long and honorable career; among other famous exploits, he defeated the Austrians in the battle of Magenta, and led the famous attack on Fort Malakoff in the Crimean war. At the outbreak of the war of 1870, he was commander of the First army corps in Alsace. On Aug. 6, he was defeated at Worth and forced to retire. Later he was defeated at Sedan and taken prisoner. He became Président of France in 1873.

8. Douay, Abel, bom 1809. He was killed in the battle of Weissenburg, just as the French began to retreat.