battle_of_paris
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| ===== Prelude ===== | ===== Prelude ===== | ||
| - | Following the dramatic reversal of French forces on war day 2 - which saw the Grande Armée dislocated from its forward position in Frankfurt and forced into a frantic defense of the homeland following a disastrous cavalry charge into French lines and several Norse landings in Normandy and Brittany - German and Norse trench-lines faced Paris merely a few chunks away from the main walls. The following week was typified by the construction of extensive fortifications in and around Paris, including major extensions to walls, and a grid like chunk by chunk defense system within the city limits. The largest geo-strategic shift during this week was the successful hiring of Swiss mercenaries, | + | Following the dramatic reversal of French forces on war day 2 - which saw the Grande Armée dislocated from its forward position in Frankfurt and forced into a frantic defense of the homeland following a disastrous cavalry charge into French lines and several Norse landings in Normandy and Brittany - German and Norse trench-lines faced Paris merely a few chunks away from the main walls. The following week was typified by the construction of extensive fortifications in and around Paris, including major extensions to walls, and a grid like chunk by chunk defense system within the city limits. The largest geo-strategic shift during this week was the [[switzerland_ww1# |
| ===== The Battle ===== | ===== The Battle ===== | ||
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