The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-16
The Battle of Nachod.

REPORT OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA.
The following despatch has been received in
Berlin from his Royal Hlghness the Crown
Prnce:-
RENERz, June I'll have most respectfully
to report TO your Majesty as follows upon the
events Of to day:-On the afternoon of the 26th
General Won Steinmetz had pushed forward his
vanguard under Major General Won Lowenteldt
towards Nachod. After short engagement the
latter got possession OF the pass, which was
abandoned by the Austrians with loss of
eighteen killed. The vanguard threw out sklr-
mlshers in the direction OF Skaltz
At halt'past nine this morning the vanguard
was sharply attacked by two brigades OF the
9Th Austrian corps, well provided with artil-
lery, and followed by third brigade as support.
The Prince Holstein heavy cavalry division
at the same time appeared upon the field. By
the efforts OF the vanguard, which withdrew
slowly skirmishing, time was gained for the
main body of the corps to emerge IRON the pass
and reach the heights Immediately in front. At
this moment came up in good time from Brau-
nau. AS the troops arrived they were immedi-
ately thrown forward to hold the nearest heights,
the Kirchbach division to the right and the
Lowenteldt division TO the left. The entire
artillery, ninety guns, was brought up into the
| line of battle, to meet which the enemy was
reinforced by the last brigade of the 9Th Corps,
| and its reserve artillery. The advance of the
| enemy was soon checked and as soon as our
| corps, strengthened by an infantry regiment and
| reserve, had taken up its position, we were
| enabled energetically to assume the offensive.
| The hostile Prince Johns Cuirasser Brigade was
|
and sth Dragons, under General Won Wnuck,
| alter a most desperate hand-to.hand combat.
| Each regiment captured hostile standard.
| General Won Wnuck, Colonel Won Treskow, and
| Lieutenant-C Colonel Won Wichtmann, the COM
manders OF both regiments, received honorable
| wounds.
The infantry, whose fire had been of admira-
BILE effect, attacked at various points with the
| bayonet, and took possession of the advanced
woodland and surrounding ground. In these
! operations the flag Of the Third Deutschmeister
| battalion fell into our hands.
| Towards p. Nj. all the enemy's troops were
in retreat, followed up by the fire of our artil-
| lery. One detachment of the lst Uhlans sue
| ceeded IN capturing two guns; three others were
abandoned in the hasty retreat. The cavalry
| supported by some OF the infantry engaged in
temporary pursuit, while the brigade of the 5th
Corps that came up towards evening. undertook
the vanguard. / returned to Nachod about 6
| o'clock, after had seen almost all the troops
that had been engaged upon the field, and had
thanked them in your Maiesty's name.
The battle of to-day is an honor 10 General
Won Stemmetz and the fifth army corps. l can
not sufficiently praise the extraordinary cool
ness of the young troops. All arms have wed
most gloriously in the discharge of their duty.
The needle gun effected considerable slaughter,
and caused the failure of all the enemy's attacks
which were undertaken with great intrepidity.
The artillery displayed rare powers of endurance
in face Of the hostile fire, at first greatly supe-
| rior, and the cavalry showed itself more than a
match for the much vaunted Austrian horse.
Upon the Austrian side tWenty-eght battalions
were under fire, from all of which prisoners
have fallen into our hands. The hfth corps, on
the other hand, had only twenty-five battalions
to oppose to oppose to this force, and of these
| the troops kept in reserve only came under the
fire of grenades The brilliant success OF the day
has been purchased with comparatively slight
| loss.
From all have seen, / estimate it at from
500 to 600 men, among whom are very con
siderable number of our brave officers. In
addition TO those already mentioned among the
superior grades, ] have to report Major Won
Natzmer of the sth dragons, killed. Major
George Won Ollech and Colonel Won Walther,
commander of the 46th Regiment, wounded
The enemy's loss Is, on the other hand very
; large. Over 1000 prisoners are in our hands
His dead lay in many places in heaps, SO that
| estimate his total loss ut over 1000 men.
The trophies taken are the aforementioned
five guns, one flag, and two standards shal
I | not fail to forward to your Majesty as soon ei
possible, further details and a special list O
: losses, together with the names Of those who
had the opportunity OF specially distinguishing
| themselves. FREDERICK WILLIAM,
Grown Prince, General of Infantry, and Com
= mRnder-in-Chief Of the Second Army