Trochu's

The biography used was Father Francis Trochu's The Curé D'Ars, whose research was based on the Curé's process of canonization.

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Subsequently, it was given out that General Kirby Smith had a wonderful plan for the destruction of the enemy, which I had disturbed by rashly beating his army at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill; but this plan, like Trochu's for the defense of Paris, was never disclosed -- undoubtedly, because _c'était le secret de Polichinelle_.

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One beautiful September morning he saw Trochu's gilded cap passing among the bayonets; four hundred thousand Parisians were there, like himself, full of good-will, who had taken up their guns with the resolve to die steadfast.

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Constantly, too, one heard quoted Trochu's words: “I don't delude myself into supposing that I can stop the Prussians with the matchsticks that are being planted on the ramparts.”

Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth Brandes, George, 1842-1927 1906

Simultaneously, in Trochu's proclamation, it was announced that the enemy might be outside the walls in three days.

Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth Brandes, George, 1842-1927 1906

The incident was trivial in itself, yet it afforded a glimpse of Trochu's character.

My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 Ernest Alfred Vizetelly 1887

About this same time, however, the English man-servant of one of Trochu's aides-de-camp contrived, not only to reach Saint Germain-en-Laye, where his master's family was residing, but also to return to Paris with messages.

My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 Ernest Alfred Vizetelly 1887

Trochu's idea to remain merely on the defensive did not appeal to his coadjutor General Ducrot.

My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 Ernest Alfred Vizetelly 1887

According to Trochu's memoirs there was also an insufficiency of ammunition.

My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 Ernest Alfred Vizetelly 1887

Immediately afterwards he repaired to Paris to place himself at Trochu's disposal.

My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 Ernest Alfred Vizetelly 1887