 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakatanga Hondo yeFrance nePrussian, Ducrot akapiwa basa rokutarisira kuiswa kwemauto eFrance nemhaka yokuziva kwake nzvimbo yaiva pedyo neWissembourg. Boka rake rakanga risingatsigirwi rakashamiswa ndokukurirwa neuto guru revaPrussian nevaBavaria muHondo yeWissembourg. Muhondo yeSedan musi wa1 Gunyana 1870, akabudirira kutungamira uto reFrance apo Marshal MacMahon akakuvara mangwanani-ngwanani. Panguva iyoyo, zvakanga zvava pachena kuti vaizokundwa zvine utsinye. Ducrot akapfupikisa mugariro wacho nokutaura kwakakurumbira: Nous sommes dans un pot de chambre, et nous y serons emmerdés. Tiri mumudziyo womukamuri, uye tichave takasvibiswa. 