He was in France in 1870 when the Franco-Prussian War broke out, obtained an engagement as a correspondent for the New York Herald, and hurried to the front, where he wrote vivid reports of the French army's retreat before the Germans.
He was in France in 1870. The Franco-Prussian War broke out, obtained an engagement as a correspondent for the New York Herald. The Franco-Prussian War broke out, hurried to the front. He wrote vivid reports of the French army's retreat before the Germans.