The two battles on August 6 resulted in sixteen thousand Prussians and over twenty thousand French soldiers either killed, injured, or missing, pushing the war to a dramatic climax.
"MacMahon stated in the telegram that his troops would have no combat power in the next half-month, having lost all their supplies.
The Prussian Third Army has a force of one hundred and twenty thousand, more than double the strength of my First Army, and the range of the Prussian artillery surpasses ours.
Despite the significant disparity between us and the enemy, our army can rely on the defensive fortifications to withstand the fierce onslaught of the Prussians and inflict several heavy blows on them.
However, our troop and material reinforcements are delayed, making it impossible to engage in long-term combat with the Third Army and forcing us to retreat..."
