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It would seem as if we must almost immediately have

news of a ,pitched battle between the army of General Chanzy and that of the Duke of Mecklenburg, for even if the Germans did not follow towards Le Mans, General Chanzy will, when reinforced, be moving up towards Dreux and Versailles, and the Germans must of course intercept and give him battle. The Times calls General Chanzy a 'mere' fight- ing general. Apparently that is precisely what he is not. Such a march from before an enemy, within a week of a great defeat, and after four consecutive days' hard fighting, conducted in good order, directed to his own chosen ground, and inter- rupted by severe attacks directed on his pursuers, is a very rare strategic feat, and raises the greatest hopes for GeneriChanzy's future operations.

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