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The two hundred millions paid by France to Germany 

 were in part applied to indemnify the Germans for 

 their losses. From the statements in the German 

 budget, it appears that a sum of 58,200,000 was 

 paid for losses incurred by the war, while a further 

 sum of 58,376,500 was granted to German ship- 

 builders, which may be taken as representing the 

 losses which our navy inflicted upon the maritime 

 trade of the enemy. 



The indemnity allowed for bombardment in Lower 

 Alsace amounted to about two and a-half millions, 

 nearly the whole of which was paid in Strasburg. The 

 further employment of the war indemnity which we 

 paid reveals some interesting details. Thus we find 

 that the imperial fortresses received 10,800,000 

 those of Alsace 6,450,000. The Invalides received 

 28,033,800, while an imperial treasure of 6,000,000 

 was created, and nearly half-a-million sterling was 

 spent in rewarding distinguished services. The 

 pensions for soldiers invalided during the war ex- 

 ceeded two millions sterling, while the total losses 

 which the Germans incurred during the campaign 

 amounted to 129,250 in killed, wounded, and missing, 

 of whom 5,153 were officers, 11,095 non-commissioned 

 officers, 1,292 musicians and trumpeters, 595 volun- 

 teers, and the remainder private soldiers. There were 

 44,996 killed; the losses during the first part of the 

 war (July to September) being 74,786, arid in the 

 second part (September, 1870, to May, 1871) 54,484. 



