The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-12
The War Ia schles " LIZ.

-rREsTzDoUs BATTLE BErwEgS TUE DANES AND
scn.EswIGEEs-DEFEAr AND RETREAT OF THE
scHIs swie-noIsrEN ARMY-rEN THOUSAND LIVES
LOST.
Accounts received from Scheswig- Holstein, an
nounce a most sanguinay engagement to have ia
ken place between the Dtnisn and Scnleswig-liol-
stein forces. The engagement commenced on the
morning OF the 25th ult and lasted uninterrupted
gy for eleven hours. Uohi u o'clock. A M. for
tune seemed, notwithstanding the Immense hume
-ical superiority UNEXPECTEDLY displayed by the
Danes, to favor the former, they succeeded
twice in forcing the Danes thrir first position be-
tween Oversee and Ausaokerholz AT that hour,
showever. the Dance hrouRhi IL, ID troops into the
held and nmens- force of artillery, against the
centre Of General WlIscn's position in front Of
istedt and after fnghtiul csnnoaade Of two hours
duration, followed up ny a successful attack, the
through Scblr-wig aud M'ssn nde to a position ia
the south W -sSehestedt The loss both SIDES Is
very great The batteries At Ecker fordc dis.
mounted.
The following are the details o. this terrible
batte;-
IFrom thsfIer burg vorsenhslle. 2 r. NJ, July %
The ANTICIPATED contest commenced this morn
inp At . o',luck, with sft+rk bN tue Danes on
s5oih wines Of the Schlsr~g liolsrin army. The
Danes DID nct ~ hrst succeed va obtaining any adj
vantage, hut q short tIfn~ they bryan TO gain
around on the lee wing Shrr~ they attempted 10
establish tl,nnrelvss. hut WEI 80 tar duvru back
by a gallant chang ~ thr rides rhf the infantry,
that no further attack mad fum this "a rter.
ar)n the right wing they war uly recsivcd
yhy the Schl-sssig Ilosiriarr- that They coad not
,-euccssdin yasniug siuglr iuch at gronad. Alter
this attack Op both winL- had continued for two or
three hour. the Dsa-s nat ousl ugh, on the
centre along The Ghuns.ce. M the direction OF
Flensburg- with infantry. cavalry. and artillery, At
the same unre. Y ~chl~sNig VI Ilstrin light in
entry retired behind tn ntia ,,o-tioh near isied'
where the advancing i)sn~s wrr- received with a
shower " balls fruu The iofuicaiions thrown up
there, coynr.iNua them to retire luilr. The Hol-
stripers sCas rushed ~ the crnir-, aud with such
vivscity t6at the Danr- ohlit,d ~ retreat
~, sosce INTO the loplaf wo"d rhi- 'nanpnvre was
twice reteatcd. and tsic~ mtin postum on
The right wing and c-ufre .t'scksd nv the Dunes
eOn the left wing mere skirmishint IRE was only
CARVED on Thu battle had. ~ THIS time. continued
Tor nearly eight houfs snd nj srrn aud eleven
o'clock IL secrn.d crfisn that the result could not
se otherwise than favorable u. But Just AZ this
time IL became apparent IN u the Danes h al COZ
ceptiated their whole force fpr a ~ .iu attack on
our ceetre md right wing From the eminroce
where | Stood, ] could ii tGc " see the VIII,
D.p,sh infantry debourh tom ihr poplar wood and
form line directly opposite the orhesvig- Holstrin
, fovcp bringing rD ~ the e-tur tin- sevrrai new
bs trr,,s az held artillery. I cuuii also distinctly
ace the fsf,gted and wOrri-ost tto.g,s relieved nv
fr,eh bsttn,ieur C.uer-i Wiil,ssu siso caused hts
v.xsrvr hpt,rri~p io H. brurh, forward ~ we'll 90
- savNisy, whieh had ~ pet svss sss Parisafy