The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-05
The European Military Situation.
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According to the latest statements Ihe
Prussians had under arms nine corps 9@r-
NEE, numbering no less than 6ff, Ooo Inei'
In addition to these, municipal guaros' COM
nosed of volunteers, were forming Ia Tue
Southern districts of Brandenburg and 0iie-
sia. and a tenth corps GGrmee was ofSanl-
ring. Prussia has concentrated one main
army in Silesia, under the Crown FRINGE,
and another in the province of Saxony, ex-
tending from the neighborhood of Gotha to
the Eibe, under the command OF Prince
Frederic Charles, nephew of the present
King. A glance at the map which the lr'0-
une published a few days ago, will show
that the kingdom of Saxony is a most
troublesome barrier to communication be-
tween the two armies. AS Saxony is the
frmest ally of Austria, and will uudoubted-
" at once join in the war, the occupation
of Saxony by the Austrian troops Will be
very dangerous flank movement against
the Prussian army in Silesia. Already the
Southern corner of Silesia (south If Oppein)
has been left unprotected against an lnva-
sion of the enemy The two armies in 81
lesia and Saxony together are supposed to
number about 100000.
Against them Austria had concentrated,
upon an unbroken line, extending from Ora
cow to the western frontier of Saxony,
force estimated at $50, 900, which, by COM
munications with the center of the Empire,
not easy to break, can more safely rely on
necessary reinforcements than the Prusslan
army This force is under the command OF
Genera! Benedek The Austrian army in
Italy, which is under the command Of Arch
duke Albrecht, numbers more than 200, 600
sary, be largely reinforced. It's position at
present is purely defensive, and arranged
with view of meeting an Italian invasion
of Southern Tyro a march upon Venice, or
landing in Dalmatia. 1t is confirmed
that the aggregate number of armed men
in austria does not fall sho TT of800 900.
The Italian force which has been collected
all along the southern aud western frontier
of Venetia was, at the date of our latest adj
vices supposed not to fall short of $400, 000
The regular army is commanded by Cial-
DIM, while the volunteers, whose number is
increasing with amazing rapidity, follow the
leadership of Garibaldi The plan Of attack,
it is still believed, includes both an invasion
of Southern Tyrol and landing on the
eastern shore of the Adriatic, each move
ment having for It's object to cut the COM
muncation between Vienna and Venice, and
thus isolate the Quadrilateral and compel
the garrisons to surrender.
The more important among the minor
German States, as Bavaria, Wurtemberg
Saxony and Hanover, have their full con-
tingents of the Federal army, or even lar
ger force under arms After the prepara-
tions already made, it would not take long
to have the whole contingent of the minor
States, which amounts to about 300, 900,
ready to march. The Austrian army on the
frontier of Saxony and Silesia could easily
receive from these contingentS an addition
of more than 100000 men, whose efficiency
will, however, be found to be vastly inferior
to the armies of Austria or Prussia.
Altogether it is probable that when the
impending war between Prussia, Austria,
Germany and Italy begins, more than g.,
100000 welI-drilled and disciplined troops
will be hurled upon each other Nor is this
all. Russia seems to increase with great
rapidity her concentration of troops in PO-
land, and to prepare to throw her vast pow
er into the scale. The Danubian Principal
tiles will have an army Of SO, 900 men'ready
to dispute the invasion of the turks The
latter, III their turn are concentrating large
forces to prepare not only for a war i'll the
Danuban Principalities, but for general
rising in the Christian provinces.
France is Keeping her ornaments and
military movements more secret than any
power in Europe but it is known that all
the preparations for concentrating a force of
at least 100, 900 on the Rhine have been
completed, and the latest declaration of
Louis Napoleon again indicates that France
will not remain neutral if = de-
mand it.