Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-08

Perhaps 1t may be interesting 10 oUr readers, in
these days Of battles past and 70 come tc refer 70
some of the great battles which have taken place In
the European wars. This may be not only interest
ing in itself. but it may correct an erroneoes and
perhaps unfaTOrable influence which may be exer-
! elsed inIthe future, by the impression that the
slaughter at the recent great battle Of Manassas
very large and serious. Considering that (on our
own part, at least,) the forces were composed ex-
elusvely Of raw volunteers, this battle Was rara
| display Of TalOr, and the number Of killed and
| wounded was quite considerable. But, between
| regular troops, familiar with great battles and
scenes OF slaughter the injury experienced by the
/ Southern srmy 10 killed, wounded and prisoners
was not great We have thought that It might be
| productive of harm TO encourage the impression
that for great battle our troops at Manassas had
suffered very heavily The fact j., our srusy could
have we'd sustained five times the loss, without be-
ing defeated, regarding itself being very bad
| ly cut up.
If re gmsnt is taught that the loss of hundred
and fifty warrants the feeling that it has submitted
to terrible inhie N II may fee authorized If this
IS exceeded, TO think of retreat. We thisk il viii
have good influence TO familiarise our officers ard
men with the punishment which brave troops are
really capable of standing, and which the regular
armies Of Europe do stand in most import engage
ments.
At the battle of BlenheIm, fought in I7Ol between
the English and Confederstes, commanded BY the
Duke OF Marlborough, and the FrGnch BavariGns,
under Marshal Tallards and the eleetOr Of Bavaria
the latter lost $4,000 In killed and wounded, and
$4,000 prisoners.
At the battle of Malplaquet, in 1909, where MARI
borough and Eugene were victorious out Of 10000
men they lest $4,000.
AtPrague, where Frederick of Prussia beat the
Austrians, he lost himself 10000 in killed out Of
10000
At Leuthen, the Austrians, out of $1,000 men,
hardly preserved more than 20,O0Q-as many as
$4,000 being taken prisoners
At Austerlitz the French bad $4,000; the Allies
L. -E,,..e III n
the latter 10000, (many Of whom were drowned,)
besides prisoners. At Jena each party had about
100000 men. The French lost in killsd and wound
ed II 900, the Prussisns 80 600 in killed and wound
ed and 20 600 prisoners. At Eylsn Napoleon lost
Is 600, and the Russians 20. .00O At Friedland the
Russians loss 50 900 in killed, wounded, drowned
and prisoners. At Essng, where Napoleon was
defeated by she Archduke Charles, the French Loaf
5000 killed, $4,000 wounded, 5000 prisoners. As-s
shal L4nnes, with three generals and one hundred
and twenty eight officers were among the killed.
Thirteen generals and seven hundred officers were
wounded. Ths Austrian loss was by no means 50
great. At Borodino on the 9TH Of September, 1912,
the French and Russians struggled all day-she
former, with III 900 men and $50 guns, the latter
with lis 900 men and $40 guns. Napoleon carried
the day but lost about O00c men. the Russians Let
about the same number on the field.
We come to Leipsie, NapOleOn's army NUMBER
ed 10000. The allied monarchs had 330gO0. The
battle continued two days. The sIes paid for their
victory with the lOss of $4,000 men. The French
killed reached 81 ,0O0-their entire loss $4,000
At Waterloo, the less of the allies exclusive Of
the Prussisns) was IL 900 out Of 10000. The
French lost 10000
At Inkerman the Russians had Is, 600 killed and
wounded out Of 10000. The allies lost about coo.
At Magenta, the French had 5000 men--ths
Austrians IS 900. The former had 500 killed aud
wounded-the latter I3,0 900 and 900 prisoners.
At SOlfernO, the allies numbered l45,00O, OF
which they lost 10 900. The Austrians had 10,
O0O and lost 81 o0O killed and wounded 1000 pris-
'Oners, and 80 eannon.-R Richmond Wig.