of Amiens as well as with fresh troops, Faidharbe's army soon grew to a strength of 43,000 men and later reached 50,000. Reorganized into two corps, and ordered to interfere with Manteuffel's advance on Le Havre and to retake Amiens, Faidharbe's army posed a renewed threat to Manteuffel's northern flank. Elements of Faidharbe's army retook Ham and its fortress on 9 December and held them briefly, then began to move toward Amiens. In mid-December 1870 Manteuffel ordered Goeben's VIII Corps back to the Amiens area to guard against an attack there by Faidharbe. Eventually, Faidharbe's advance on Amiens in an attempt to retake the city resulted in the Battle of Hallue northeast of Amiens on 23–24 December 1870. Order of battle at Amiens French Army of the North Commander-in-Chief: Général de brigade Jean-Joseph Farre At headquarters: Two gendarmerie squadrons Two dragoon squadrons de marche Two engineering companies One train crew detachment 22nd Corps 1st Brigade (Colonel Alphonse-Théodore Lecointe) 2nd Chassauer Battalion de marche (Major Giovanelli) Battalion de marche of the 65th Infantry Regiment (Major Enduran) Battalion de marche of the 75th Infantry Regiment (Major Tramond) Battalion de marche of the 91st Infantry Regiment (Lieutenant Colonel Charles Paul de Gislain of Bontin and Major Cottin) 45th Mobile Regiment, Mobiles du Nord, (Lieutenant-Colonel Saint-Martin) Two batteries of artillery 2nd Brigade (Colonel Joseph Derroja) 1st Chasseur Battalion (Major Jan) 10th Regiment de marche (Lieutenant Colonel Pittié) 46th Mobile Regiment, Mobiles du Nord (Lieutenant Colonel Galtier) Two batteries of artillery 3rd Brigade (Colonel Joseph Arthur Dufaure du Bessol) 20th Chasseur Battalion de marche (Major Hecquet) Unidentfied regiment of two line infantry battalions and one naval infantry battalion 47th Mobile Regiment, Mobiles du Nord (Lieutenant Colonel Duhamel) Three batteries of artillery Various sniper companies were attached to elements of the army. Notes References Footnotes Bibliography Bruce, George (1981). Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. . Albéric de Calonne, Histoire de la ville d'Amiens, Amiens, Piteux Frères, 1906. (in French) Henri Brosselard-Faidherbe, Campagne de l'Armée du Nord en 1870-1871, édition E. Dantu, Paris, 1871. (in French) Howard, Michael. The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France, 1870–1871. New York: Dorset Press, 1961. . Hozier, H. M., ed., The Franco-Prussian War: Its Causes, Incidents, and Consequences, Volume 2, London: W. McKenzie, 1870. Jouancoux, Souvenirs du combat de Cachy, épisode de la Bataille de Villers-Bretonneux, Amiens, 1871. (in French) Adolphe Lecluselle, La guerre dans le