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What were the logistics of warfare during the Franco-Prussian War

It could be said that the Franco-Prussian War was the first ‘modern’ war, in the sense that it was the first that didn’t depend on the horse and the ox for their logistical train: the steam locomotive was there, not only to carry ammunition and supplies, but entire armies to the front.