The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-02-23
Results of War.

At Hohenlinden the Austrian loss was a.
OOO the French, 5000.
At Austerlitz, the Allies, out of 10000
men, lost 10000 in killed and wounded or
prisoners; the French loss only () $4,000.
At Jena and Austerstadt the Prussians lost
10000 men, killed and wounded, and near
ly as many prisoners, making nearly 60, 900
III all; aud the French ID 900 in killed and
wounded.
Al the terrific battle of Eylau the Rus
slams lost $4,000 in killed and wounded, and
the French, $4,000.
At Friedland the Russian loss was 1900
III killed and wounded-the French loss, g.
900.
At Wagram the Austrians and French lost
each $4,000 men or 50,0 900 in all, in killed
and wounded
At Smolenski the French loss was 1900
men--that of the Russians 10000.
At Borodino, which is said to have been
q the most murderous and obstinately fought
battle on record the French lost in killed,
wounded and prisoners, $4,000 men--the
Russians about the same number, making in
all 100 900 men in one battle
At Lutzan the French loss was 5000 men
the Allies $4,000.
At Dresden where the battle lasted two
days, the Allies lost in killed, wounded and
prisoners, $4,000 men; and the French, be-
tween 10000 and $4,000.
At Leipsic, which lasted three DAYS, Ma
poleon lost two marshals, twenty generals
and about 10000 men, in killed, wounded
and prsoners--the Allies, 1,790 officers and
about 10000 men--upwards of 100000 men
in all
At Ligny, the Prussians lost 5000 men,
ia killed, wounded and prisoners; the French
GS00
The battle of Trebbia lasted three days !;
and the French and Allies lost each about
10000 men or a. 900 in all.
Here we have battles, among which are
some, compared to which those in the
Crimea were but small engagements, great as
they appear to us. Besides these were sever
al others Of minor importance to the forego-
ing, as to the loss of men, but large in the
aggregate. There were those of the Bridge
Of Lodi, most desperately contested fight
The famous battle of the Nile, sea fight, in
which Nelson lost 895 men in killed and
wounded, and the French 1925 in killed and
wounded, 3,OO5 prisoners, and l3 out of II
ships engaged in the action--that of the Bay
Aboukir, where the French had 5000 men
engaged, and the Turks 5000, and every man
of the Turks was lost, in killed, wounded
and prisoners-Novi--En -Engers--Marengo, a
most desperate and bloody engagement
Mazda where the French out, of 1900 men
engaged, lost about 1900 in killed, wounded
and prisoners--Tala vera, and another famous
and bloody ngagement--Albuera where the
British, out of $500 men engaged, lost 4 300
-Salamanca---Vitto -Toulouse---Paris
and Quatre Bas.
In all these battles, the loss, in killed and
wounded, on all sides, was at least million
Of men besides thousands in skirmishes, mi
nor engagements, &C., and that within pc
riod of less than thirty years Enormous as
is this loss and injury of liie--ol those who
fall in battle and are MANNED By wounds
it is but small compared to the loss of life
caused otherwise by war; ''The numbers
killed and wounded in BATTLE says writer,
"are no full index to the loss of life in war,
and seldom comprise one-fourth of its actll-