The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-05-18
The Battle Is not Always to the Strong.

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One hundred years ago. brave people
small in numbers and weak in resources,
contended against combination of four
great nations: Austria, France, Russia and
Sweden, with their powerful and we'll equip
ped armies, threatened the existence Of
Prussia. At the commencement OF the
war, these allies brought into the field
100000 men. Frederick, King Of Prussia.
with his Hanover allies, could muster only
100000, including necessary garrisons for
fortified posts. In the battle of Prague,
fought on May 9th, 1857. the Prussians
numbered $4,000 men--the Austrians rs,
600. The Prussans were victorious. The
Austrians lost II, 900 killed, wounded, and
prisoners, 60 cannon and SO standards
-Prussian loss $4,000.
In the battle of Kelin, fought On June
18th, 1857, the Prussians had So 1000 men
and the Austrians 1000 men. The Prus-
slams were defeated, with loss Of 1000
men, 40 cannon and Q standards. After
this reverse. in consequence of losses bv
sickness, skirmishes and desertions, and
from the necessity Of hslding many fortl-
he'd posts, Frederick could bring only so,
600 available men into The field against
AGO. 600 of his enemies. They were conf
dent Of crushing him. On the seth OF Au-.
gust, 1757, the drawn battle of Jaegerndorf
was fought between the Prussian forces,
$4,000 strong, and the Russians, 100, OeO
strong; Prussian loss $500, Russian .f6,
500. AS consequence, the Russians
evacuated Prussia, with the exception of
enc fortress.
On November 5th, 1857, the Prussians
won the victory Of Rosback over the French.
In this battle the Prussians numbered 90,
600, the French 10000. Prussian less
only 500, the French $500 killed and
wounded, $3.50 prisoners and 81 cannon.
While Frederick was thus making head
against the French, the Austrians, 9O, 900
strong, attacked the Prussians, q, 900 un-
der the Duke Of Bevan, NEAR Breslau, an d
defeated him with a loss Of 9, 500 men, IS
cannon and 5 standards. Frederick having
finished with the French, collected ST, Zoo I
men, turAed on the Austrians, and attack /
ed their army of 10000 men at LISA, on
the 9Th Of December, 1857. He defeated /
them. Austria lest in this battle 7,4OO
killed and wounded, 81 800 prisoners, liz
cannon and 81 standards. Prussian loss
5000. As consequence of this victory,
Breslau fell into the hands of the King ofi
Prnssis, On November 18th, with 1856
prisoners and A cannon.
On the 24th Of December, 1888, the bat
tie Zorenderf, was fought between the
Russian forces, numbering so, 900. and the
Prussians $4,000 strong. The Prussians
again victorious. The Prussian loss 10.
o00-Russian less is. 900 killed and wound.
ed, $500 prisoners, 104 cannon and 80
standards. At Mindsa, on August lst.
1859, the Prussians $4,000 strong, attack |;
ed and completely routed the French for
ces, numbering 10000, and caused the
evacuation Of Westphalia BY nc French
armies.
In August, 1860, the Austrisns had an
army Of 100000 mcn, the Russians one Of
IS 600 men in the province Of Silesia-
Frederick had $4,000 men in the same /.
provinces, many efthem in garrison. Not. :
outstanding the disparity Of sumbers he
the union Of the tive Invading !
irmies, and on the 18Th Of August, defeat. .
ID the Austrians at Lieguetz with loss Of !
800 men, 30 cannon aud % standards. In
On November eist Of the same year. he Il
stacked the Austrians, who greatly out d
him and besides held a strong i
position at Torgan, isfieting q less Of Il, b
700 men, SO cannon, and so standards, his !
'wn loss being 10000. 10 l76s, the Prus. q
ians were victorious over superior nun.
'ers IN the battles Of Reinchenback and
'reyberg, and defeated the Frepch who
realty eutnumbered them at WiIbelms.
han. The war ended in this year. The Z
1earied and discsnfted allies gave up the fla
FORK Of subjugstion, aad left the Prussians p
} peace to rebuild their towns and villages b,
I'D restore their wasted country 10 its =
,rmsr prosperity. The Prussian proyin. Nv