The Franco-Prussian War of 1870

by Krigshistorie

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1.	1870 (Intro) 01:23		buy track
2.	Marching Along the Saar 05:32	lyrics	buy track
Army of the Rhine; marching along the Saar Prussian 10th Infantry awaiting the battle Shots ring out on the 31st of July A siege at Saarbrucken beneath the summer skies 1870 War of conquest 1870 Saarbrucken's defenders defeated Relentless French attacks, the 40th Regiment pushed back Napoleonic forces overwhelm desperate defenders Skies grow dim, as war's fire burns within The hearts of legends of wars of old 1870 War of empire 1870 Saarbrucken the first objective
3.	Wissembourg 05:58	lyrics	buy track
August 4th: The French 1st Corps attacked German 3rd Army sweeping across the land Artillery opens up the city's heart Encircling Prussians exchanging rifle fire Crumbling homes and shattered earth Plowed by infantry on the bodies of the dead Fire spreads through the toxic air Screams of pain across this cemetery land Wissembourg burns Intense urban combat; fighting street to street As the battle rages on the civilians surrender In the final hours French forces retreat Battle paving way for the invasion of France Devastated battlefields remain Blood-watered soil of terror and pain War and savagery go hand in hand Wissembourg Invaders will always rape and pillage the land Wissembourg burns
4.	The Galgenberg Hill 04:39	lyrics	buy track
As the Battle of Worth has commenced Prussian recon units spot troops of the French Pursuing their targets through the rolling hills Engaging in battle between Spicheren and Forbach Thunder from the Galgenberg Hill Artillery batteries laying waste to all Thunder from the Galgenberg Hill French counter-attacks overwhelmed French persistence pushes the Prussians back And then falls the dusk: The German infantry attack Napoleonic forces overrun once again 5000 soldiers: Forcing their retreat Thunder from the Galgenberg Hill Artillery batteries laying waste to all Thunder from the Galgenberg Hill French counter-attacks overwhelmed
5.	Mars-la-Tour 06:09	lyrics	buy track
16th of August 1870 - Two Prussian corps engage the entire French army Disoriented; they are forced into retreat A lightning attack with brazen speed Army of the Rhine escapes to Fortress Metz Mars-la-tour Embers smoldering in the night 1st Hanoverian Dragoon Regiment Number 9 Engages 130,000 French attempting to fall back In an effort to regroup with allies at Verdun And in another Prussian push; Vionville falls Mars-la-tour Embers burn in eternal light Mars-la-tour Ascending in silence unto the sky
6.	The Battle of Gravelotte 05:43	lyrics	buy track
As the dawn breaks, the Prussians assault French Positions The French respond with massive firepower The cauldron of war boils in the sky To Roncourt, the Prussians at dusk retire The battle burns on through the night The souls of the dead ride the skies The battle burns on through the night The souls of the dead ride the skies A new Prussian attack against the ruins of St. Prival Battle weary French defender's resistance to fall Indiscriminate shelling; laying waste to all The battle fades out as resistance falls As resistance falls... The battle burns on through the night The souls of the dead ride the skies The battle burns on through the night The souls of the dead ride the skies
7.	Metz Under Siege 09:12	lyrics	buy track
Metz; Fortress under siege Metz; concrete tomb of agony Struggle without end Prussian forces encamped French defenders within This tombstone fortress Artillery without end The shell-shocked start to give in Breakout seems doomed A defensive grave Provisions running thin Starving soldiers within Surrender or death their options Submission is at hand Metz under siege Nightmare without end Prussian forces persist Dehydration; the solider's bane Screaming to god; cursing his name Political aberrations Dire negotiations Sword of empire apparent Objective of war; to end it Metz; Fortress under siege Metz; concrete tomb of agony
8.	1871 (Outro) 01:17		buy track

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The majority of this album was finished by early 2017, but other events kept me from remastering it until early 2018. This album's lyrics loosely follow the events of the Franco-Prussian War from 1870 to 1871.

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released February 19, 2018

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Krigshistorie Monroe, Washington

A new page for the project following the loss of access to my previous account. Krigshistorie is a war themed black metal project started in early 2015. This is NOT political music in any way/shape or form. This is purely out of my interest in history.