▁and ▁houses ▁of ▁D orn ach ▁were ▁captured ▁system atically ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁August , ▁the ▁French ▁again ▁controlled ▁the ▁city . ▁( The ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁ 8 8 th ▁Division , ▁General ▁Louis ▁Victor ▁Pl ess ier ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁at ▁Z ill is heim .) ▁After ▁being ▁over run , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁with d rew ▁hast ily ▁through ▁the ▁Hard t ▁forest ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁cut ▁off ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁purs ued ▁by ▁the ▁French , ▁retre ating ▁to ▁Ens is heim , ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁The ▁French ▁captured ▁▁ ▁and ▁considerable ▁amounts ▁of ▁equipment . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁brid ges ▁and ▁valle ys ▁leading ▁into ▁the ▁plain , ▁the ▁French ▁had ▁gained ▁control ▁of ▁Upper ▁Als ace . ▁The ▁French ▁cons olid ated ▁the ▁captured ▁ground ▁and ▁prepared ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁off ensive ▁but ▁the ▁German ▁ 7 th ▁Army ▁was ▁left ▁free ▁to ▁threaten ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank ▁of ▁the ▁, ▁which ▁moved ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁August , ▁prepar ations ▁were ▁susp ended ▁as ▁news ▁arrived ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁defe ats ▁in ▁Lor raine ▁and ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁VII ▁Corps ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Som me . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁August , ▁the ▁French ▁with d rew ▁from ▁Mul house ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁def ens ible ▁line ▁near ▁Alt kir ch , ▁to