Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-08-09
THE GERMAN WAR.

I.,sadt July 10Y correspondence of London Timesl
A, SURPRISE.
Tho n,onOtony of the march was relieved by a
TOD cavalry skirmish in the little town of Saar,
'fL;ob is about six miles to the west OF Neustadt.
LAST night the Austrian Hussars OF the regiment
- Hesse- Cassel held Saar The Prussian cavalry
os 70 nroceed to-day to Gammy, about mile In
font of Saar and the Eleventh regiment of Uhlans
ernpd its advanced guard the march. The
snsrians intended to march to-day to the rear to-
nor,ls Br1lnn, and the Hussars were actually as
sambling for parade previous to the march when
the first patrols OF the RUSSIAN UhlanS came rat
fling into the town.
THE LANCE AND SwORD-AN EXCITING SCENE.
In the market place an exciting con-
test at once began. The celebrated cavalry of
AUSTRIA was being attacked by the rather depreci-
ted horsemen of Prussia, and the lance, the
queen OF weapons, as its admirers love to term
T. was being engaged in real battle against the
sword The first PruSsian soldiers who rode into
+he town were very few in number, and they
cr,hi not attack before some more came up
This delay of few minutes gave the Hussars a
short time to hurry together from the other parts
If the own, and by the time the Uhlans received
their endorsements the Austrians were nearl y
formed.
y soon their supports came up the Lancers
formed line across the street., advanced few
Yards at a walk, then trOtted for q short distance,
their horses feet pattering the stones, the
mems swords jingling, their accOutrements rat
fling and their lances borne upright with the
black and white flags streaming over their heads :;
but when near opening into the broader streets,
which IS called Market place, short, sharp word
e command, quick, stern note from the trum-
net the lance points came down and were stick
mo out in front of the horses shoulders, the
horses broke into steady gallOp, and the lance
days tiuttered rapidly from the motion through
air. rs the hOrsemen, with bride hands low
and bodies bent forward, lightly gripped the
slaves and drove the points straight to the front
HOY Pr1lSC 70 fho
,lstrans were also in motion. With looser for
nation and greater speed they came on, their
hlue pclisses, trimmed with fur and embroidered
with yellow, flowing freely from their left shout
lcrs leaving their sword arms disencumbered.-
Their heads well up carried the single eagles
feather in every cap straight in the air their
swords raised bright and sharp, ready to
strike as their why little horses, pressed tight by
the knees OF the riders, came bounding along, and
dashed against the Prussian ranks as if they would
leap over the points of the lances.
The Uhians sWayed heavll y under the shock of
tne collision, but recovering again, pressed
through only at a walk. In front of them
mounted men, striking with their swords, parry
ing the lance thrusts, but unable to reach the
Lancer; but the ground was also covered with
and horses, struggling together to rise loose
lines we're galOplng away dlSmOunted HussarS
in their blue uniforms and long boots were hurry
ing off to try to catch loose horses, or to avoid
lance points. The Uhlan line appeared unbroken,
but the Hussars were almost dispersed. They had
dashed up against the firmer PruSsian ranks and
they had recOled, shlvered scattered, and broken
as Il is broken that dashes against cliff. In
the few moments that the ranks were locked to-
gcther it seems that the horsemen were closely
alnmed against each other that lance or sword
WAS hardly used. The Hussars escaped the points
in rushing in, bu%their spee7 took them so close
TO the Lancers' breasts that they had not even
room to use their swords. Then. the Prussians,
Stonter and taller men, mountedon heavier horses |
mostly bred from English sires, pressed hard on
the light frames and smaller horses of the Hussars
and by mere weight and physical strength bore
them back and forced them from their seats to
the ground, or sometimes, SO rude was the shock,
sent horse and man bounding backwards, to come
down with clatter on the pavement
THE LANCE TRIUMPHANT.
The few AustrianS who remained mounted
fought for short time to stop the Prussian adj
vance, but they could make no impression on the
Lancers, Wherever a Hussar made a dash to
close three points bristled couched against his
chest or his horses breast for the Austrians were
IN their inferior numbers In the streets to the
Prussans and the narrowness of the way would
not allow them to retire for their to charge
So the PrusSians pressed steadily forward in an
invulnerable line, and the Austrians, impotent to
stop them, had to fall back before them. Before
they had gone far through the town, fighting this
irregular combat, more Prussian cavalry came up |
behind the Uhlans, and the Austrians began to |
draw off. The Lancers pushed after them, but |
the HuSsars got away, and at the end of the town |
the pursuit ceased One officer and twenty-five |
non-cummssiOned officers and privates taken pris- |
oners, with nearly forty captured horses fell into
the hands of the Uhlans, the trophies of this |
Sklrmish Some of the prisoners are wounded, |
lew Hussars killed, and two three Prussians |
were left dead upon the ground.
The Austrian Troops Italy.