Chapter XXXV: THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (continued)

The Vatican Council--The Doctrine of Papal Infallibility--Victor
Emmanuel determines on the Occupation of Rome--The Popular
Vote--The Papal Guarantees--The Spanish Throne--The Savoy
Candidature--Death of Prim--Paris after the Revolution of
September--Jules Favre's Circular--Bismarck's Reply--The
Negotiations at Ferrières--The Fortifications of Paris--The
Investment completed--Thiers and Gambetta--Fall of
Strasburg--Bazaine in Metz--Regnier's Intrigue--The Army of
Metz capitulates--Thiers negotiates in vain--The Army of the
Loire--D'Aurelle de Paladines reoccupies Orleans--Chanzy's Defeat
and Recapture of Orleans--The Second Army of the Loire--Garibaldi
in the East--The New Year in Paris--Dispositions of the German
Armies--Battle of Amiens--Faídherbe's Campaign--Bapaume--St.
Quentin--An Unpleasant Incident--Le Mans--The Bombardment of
Paris--The Armistice--Termination of the Siege--Bourbaki's
Attempt--Action at Villersexel--The Eastern Army crosses the
Swiss Frontier--The National Assembly at Bordeaux--Prolongation
of the Armistice--Resignation of Gambetta--Preliminaries of
Peace--Occupation of Paris--Acceptance of the Preliminaries--The
Definitive Treaty--German Unity 571