, 1866-08-07
5 q. Q OK a WIS.

WOOd, Tor they would nave eX posed them
selves to be taken in rear by the artillery
on the right of the Austrian line formed
in front of Lipa. All the artillery was
engaged except eight batteries, and these
had 10 be retained in case of q reverse,
for at one time the firing in the Sadowa
wood, and of the PruSsian artillery on
the slope, seemed almost as if drawing
back towards Bistritz, The first army
was certainly checked in its advance, if
not actually being pushed back. Then
the Prussian commanders began to look
anxiously to the left for the coming of
the Grown Prince. Some Austrian guns
near Lipa were seen TO be firing towards
the Prussian left, and it was hoped they
might be directed against the advanced
guard of the second army, but at 3
o'clock there were no signs Of PruSsian
columns advancing against Lipa. The
Generals became manifestly uneasy, and
they drew the infantry out of the battle;
cavalry was also formed up, so that it
would be available either for the pur-
suit Of the Austrians, or for retardiug
their pursuit, and General Won Rhetz
himself went off 10 look for the second
army. But he soon returned, and
brought the intelligence that the Crown
Prince was forming his attack on Lipa,
and that the guns on the Austrian right
had been firing against his troops. Then
the first army took heart again. The
SadOwa wood was carried, and the bat
terry beyond it was stormed by the Jagers,
At fIalf-past 8 the Crown Princes CO.
Iumns were seen moving across the slope
against Lipa, for his artillery had silen-
ced the Austrian guns, and Herrwarth
was again pressing forward against the
Austrian left. In a quarter of an hour
the Crown Princes infantry was engag-
ed at Lipa, and their quick voIleys of
musketry, rapidly advancing, told that
the Austrians were in full retreat. The
first army pushed forward at once, the
artillery limbered up and galloped up
the slope, coming into action on every
opportunity to send its shells against the
retreating battalions, the infantry, emerg-
ing from the woods, formed and pressed
at the double. Prince Frederick Charles
put himself at the head of his regiment,
and dashed over the SadOwo bridge and
up the road, followed by all his light
infantry.
"On gaining the top of the Lipa slopes
the retreating battaiions of the Austrians
were seen running across a hollow In the
ground which lies between Lipa and the
village of Streselitz, which lies about
two miles further south. The PruSsian
artillery halted on the summit Of the
Lipa hill, and fred shells rapidly, which
burst with terrible precision over the
heads of the fugitives. The cavalry few
forward in pursuit, but the Prince, after
leading a short way, had TO go to super
intend the general movement, for the
Austrian batteries had taken post in the
StreseIitz ridge, and were firing heavily
against the pursuing Prussians. Then
the cavalry got out of hand, and by small
attachments rushed on the Austrian bat
%talions; but these, though retreating
fast, were not routed, and in many in
stances beat off the cavalry, who also
suffered much from the Austrian artillery,
for the shells burst repeatedly among the
squadrons, and killed many men and
horses. But the Austrian guns Were
driven off their ridge by the heavier fire
of the more numerous Prussian batteries,
and then the pursuit was renewed.
Some of the retreatiDg Austrians made
for the fortress of KOnipgratZ. others for