The Empire County argus., 1856-02-23
From the New York Times.
Loss OF Life by Wars.

LOSS OF Oy wars.
We have seen it sometimes remarked, in refer
ence to the loss of life in the Crmea that certain
battles were among the bloodest ever fought, the
sacrifice of life the greatest &c. But such writers
either forget, or certainly know very little about
the terrible battles fought in former times and
even of a comparatively recent date, and within
the memory OF persons living. Let us notice some
of these
At the battle of Arcola the Austrians lost. in
$4,000
At Hohenlinden, the Austrian loss was $4,000;
the French, 5000.
At Austerlitz, the Allies out of $4,000 men, lost
10000 in killed and wounded or prisoners the
French loss onlyC) 10000.
At Jena and Austerstadt the Prussians lost 3O,-
OOO men, killed and wounded, and nearly as MANY
prisoners, making nearly 10000 in ali; and the
French IA 900 in killed and wounded
AT the terrific battle of Eylau, the Russians lost
25,OOO in killed and wounded and the French
100000
At Friedland the Russian loss was 1900, in
Killed and wounded-the French loss, 5000.
AT Wagram the Austrians and French lost each
$4,000 men, or $4,000 in all, in killed and wound
ed
At Smolenski the French loss was II, 900 men
that of the Russians, 10000
At Borodno, which is said to have been I" the
most murderous and obstinately fought battle on
icOOlO, tlle FTeuCu lOSG III killed, WOuDQeQ ana
prisoners, $4,000 men-the Russians about the
same number, making in all 100000 men in one
battle!
At Lutzen, the French loss was $4,000 men--the
Allies, $4,000.
At Bautzen the French lost 25, ,OOO men--the AL
lies $4,000.
At Dresden, where the battle lasted two davs
the Allies lost in killed, wounded and prisoners
2500O men and the French, between 10000 and
10000.
At Lepsc, which lasted three days, Napoleon
lost two Marshals, twenty Generals, and about
$4,000 men; in killed, wounded and prisoners--the
Allies 1,790 officers and about 10000 men-up-
wards of 100000 men in all
At Ligny, the Prussians lost $4,000 men, in kill
ed wounded and prisoners the French $500.
The battle of Trebbia lasted three days. and the
French and Allies lost each about 1900 men, OF
24OOO in all
Here we have battles, among which are some
compared with which those in the Crmea were
but small engagements, great as they appear to
Besides these several others of minor impor-
tance to the foregoing as to the loss of men, but
large in the aggregate.
In all these battles the loss in killed and wound
ed, on all sides, was at least MILLION of men !!
besides thousands in skirmishes, minor engage
ments &c, and that within period of less than
thirty years! Enormous as is this loss and injury
of life,-of those who fall in battle and are MAIN
ed by wounds,--it is but small compared with the
loss of life caused otherwise by war The num-
bers 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 actual victims"
1t is small, compared with the immense numbers
carried off by disease, exposure and other casual
ties incident to war
Allison says of the campaign of 1899: ain lit.
tie more than four months the French and Allied
armies had lost nearly half of their collective
forces; those cut off, or irrecoveraby mutlated by
the sword being about 1ll6oO0 men," And,
" The survivors Of the French army from the Rus:
sian campaign, were not more than $4,000 men,
out of an army of about 100000 men u