The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-20
apparatus gives to large army in the
BATTLE OF TURNAU
Correspondence of the London Times.
SICHROw, June rs.
THE FIELD

OlCHROW, June 70.
THE FIELD.
The road from Reichenberg to Tur-
nau crosses range of hills which sep
arate the valley of the Upper Neisse
from the country beyond, and drops
down from this range by some sharp
zigzags, to the valley in which lies the
village of Leibenau. This village IS
built on the banks of a stream, which
forms a defile through second range
of hills which lie between. Lelbenau
and Turnau. This rivulet, in the
part of its course above the village of
Leibenau. rurs at right angles to the
defle. and forms valley between the
two hills that lie north of Leibenau
towards Reichenberg, and those that
| lie to the south towards Turnau. The
railway from Leibenau to Tufneau,
passes through the defile formed by
the stream which runs through the
village; but the road turns to the left
and ascends the southern range, pas
ing near the top between a steep cut
ting through rocks. This cutting is
about one hundred yards in length,
and here the road is only about thirty
feet wide.
The hills are on their side covered
with thick plantations of fig trees !;
but when the traveller leaving Lie
benau has by the road gained the
summit of the range which lies south
of the village, he finds before him a
wide plateau extending for about two
miles in the direction of Turnau.
This plateau was this morning COW
cred with Understanding crops of
wheat and barley, already whitening
for the harvest. The road runs
through the corn fields, and at the
end of the plateau, drops down by a
gentle slope into the valley of the
Iser. From the brow of this slope
Turnau can be seen lying in the river
toward the left front. The SchlOss of
Sichrow, standing on the very edge of
the Liebenau detile, is directly on the
right, and the view of the front is
bounded by the fr-clad and fantastic
ally rocky hills which form the south
ern boundary of the valley of the Iser,
while on the left the church of Gents
chowitz stands raised on knoll
above the general plain, and looking
down upon the orchards and cottages
of the little hamlet which clusters
around its foot. e5ft.9 a7sfl -a
Between tie bottom of the slope
which falls from this fiat plain into
the valley of the User, and about half
way between the foot of the hill and
the river itself, there runs a low range
of hills having an elevation consider
ably inferior to that of the plateau
On. this lower range, Immediately sur
rounded by orchards, but in the midst
of a understanding corn land, lies
the village of Dauby.
FEELING THE ENEMY.
Last night dhe Prussian advanced
posts were pushed forward to the tops
of the range of hills which bound the
valley of lLiebenau on the north.
This morning Gen. Won Horne, who,
with the eighth division, held the out
posts, had advanced early to occupy
Libenau. As his advanced guard en-
tered the village, the Austrian rear
guard were discovered tearing up the
pavement, in order to form a barri-
cade across the narrow Street, through
which the high road runs On the
approach of the advanced guard they
retired to the hill over which the road
to Turnau passes south OF the village
THE AUSTRIAN POSITION A ND FORCE
Here the Austrians took UP posi-
ton. The artillery, placed on the
brow of the hill, looked down upon
the village of Liebenau, which Horne
had Just occupied, and their cavalry
covered the guns. But they were not
in force. They had no infantry, and
their whole strength appeared to be
only four regiments of cavalry, with
two batteries of horse artillery. .3 9
Horne's division passed through
the village, aud began to ascend the
hill, while Gen. Won Horne came
down to Liebenau with the cavalry,
and the field artillery took up posi-
ton ON the hills which bound the
Liebehaa valley on the north. Thus
the guns of the Austrians were on the
southern. those of the Prussians on
the northern range which form the
valley of iebenau; the valley be-
tween them is about six hundred
yards wide, and there. seemed to be
an opportunity for a smart combat.
Down in Liebanau, between the OPP
posed batteries, were the wings of
Horns division, and columns were
already issuing from the village, max
ing their way along both the railway
and chdussee, while the skirmishers
were getting among the short spruce
frs that clothe the hill beside the
road. 3@, 1l.h1 -4 ZIG
TIE FIRST GUN. = - s
a little before nine O'clock Prince
Frederick Charles and his staff came
upon the hill where the artillery was
| placed. 1t was almost exactly nine
| o'clock when a flash of fire. with a
heavydpuff of white smoke on the
| Austrian hill, showed that their artil-
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