The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-18
ARTILLERY AND CAvALRY AT WORK

PRCSSIAS ARTILLERY AND CAvALRY At WORK
But the Prussian guns were too hume.
rous lIorne's division was pushing up the
hill, and the Austrian artillery had to re.
tire.
Then the Prussian cavalry pushed for.
ward by the road, and In short time eight
fine cavalry regiments were formed on the
northern edge Of the plateau. The Thur.
ingian Uhlans, the Uhlans of the Prince o
| 1Iohenlohe, and the dragons of the Prince
Of Mccklcnburg were extended to the left,
while the Brandcnburg Hussars of Ziethcn
conspicuous by their red uniform, were
nearer the road.
On the right of the cavalry was the horse
artillery, and Prince FrcdercE-Eharlcs,
himself a cavalry officer, was in the front
THE AUSTRIAN RETREAT.
I The retreat of the Austrians could be
traced by the broad paths trampled down
in the corn, and every now and then they
halted, their artillery came into action
and two or three rounds were fired at the
forming lines. When Prince Frederick
Charles had completed his dispositions he
ordered the advance and the troops pressed
forward. The cavalry and artillery moved
on the plateau, while uorne's infantry on
the right made for the Schloss Of Sichrow
and the woods around it. The cavalry
pushed on quickly and the guns moved
we'll with it, but every now and then halt
cd and came into action.
The Austrians, inferior in numbers and
already retiring, could not hope to- stand
against the force thus displayed, and they
drew quickly over the plateau, making for
! the hills of Dauba.
IN PURSUIT.
Three regiments of fcavalry were launched
after them, and went dashing through the
corn, but did not reach the retiring troops
before the latter had quilted the plateau,
and then the woods and broken ground on
the side of the slopes, impeding their pro
grcss. As soon as the Austrians gained
the Dauba hills their artillery opened, and
poured shells briskly into the advancing
lines, but the gliding motion Of the ad-
vancing troops and the undulating ground
deceived their aim, for only about twenty
casualties occurred. When the Prussian
guns gained the southern brow Of the pla-
tcau they opened on the Austrian bate
rics; smart cannonadc cnsucd, but the
Austrians were ultimately silcnced. Yet
they did well, for they made good their
retreat but had not the Prussian horse been
detained by having to pass through the mar
row street of Lichenau, the field artillery
which to-day fired into the PrusSian ranks
would probably have gone as trophy to
Berlin.
TIE BATTLE OF MUNCHENGRATZ.
Headquarters of First Prussian Army, Schloss of
Sichrow, June @7) correspondence OF the London
Times.
Yesterday evening Prince Frederick
Charles threw light pontOon bridge over
the river little below the broken bridge
of Turnau, and occupied the town with
small force without opposition. Hornc's
division marched at the same time by the
country road on the east, occupied the
village of SwierZin, and pushed its adj
vance guard towards Podoll. The troops
directed on this point consisted of two
companies of the Fourth Jager battalion,
the second and fusileer battalions of the
Thirty-frst re-imcnt, and one battalion of
the Seventy -hlSt.
The Jagcrs, who were leading, got to
within tlrce-quarterS of mile of Podoll
bridge before they came into collision with
Austrian outposts; but here they found
the enemy, and sharp action ensued, for
the AuStrians had six battalions in the viii
lagc, and meant to hold the place and CO.
YER the passage Of the river.
FIRM STAND OF THE ArsrRIANs.
1t was o'clock, and the dusk of the
evening was rapidly closing in, when the
Jagcrs first felt their enemy. On the right
hand side of the road, about half mile
before the bridge, stands the first house of
the village. 1t is large square farm house,
with windows without glass, but with heavy
gratings.
The Austrians had occupied it in force,
and their outlying pickets, as they retired
before the advancing PruSsianS, formed a
line across the road beside it. As soon as
the Jigcrs came within sight the garrison
of the farmhouse and the tormed-up pick
cts opened bitter fire upon them. From
the grated windows and from the line Of
soldiers in the road there came one rapid
volley, which told severely upon the Prus-
sian rihemen, but these went quickly to
work, and had fred about three times be-
fore the Austrians, armed only with muz-
zle-loading rifles, were able to reply.
Then the noise of musketry rose high,
occasionally swelling into heavy roar, but
sometimes falling oil so that the ear could
distinguish the separate reports. But this
did not last.
THE PRUSSIAN NEEDLE Gun TELLS.
Major Won Hagen, commanding the Sc
cond battalion of the Thirty first, which
was following the Jagers on the first sound
of the firing, had put his troops into double
quick time, and was soon up to reinforce
the ritlemen. 1t was now nearly dark, and
the flashes of the rifles, the reports of the
shots, and the shouts of the combatants
were almost the only indications of the po-
sitions of the troops; yet it could be seen
that the rapid fire of the needle gun was
telling on the Austrian line in the road,
and the advancing cheers of the Prussians
showed that they were gaining ground.
Then, while the exchange of shots was
still proceeding rapidly between the win
dow -gratings of the farmhouse and the
Prussian firing parties who had extended
into corn-feld ON the right of the high
way, there was sudden pause in the firing
on the road, for the Jdgers, supported by
the Thirty first, had made 4 dash and were
bearing the Austrians back beyond the
village closed on each side of the road, and
where the. defenders had hastily thrown
some hcwn-down willow trees as a barri-
cade across the road.
DASH AT A BARRICADE.
Then the tumult of the fight increased.
Darkness had completely closed in, and
the moon had not yet risen; the Prussians
pressed up to the barricade, the Austrians
stoutly stood their ground behind it, and
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