New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-23
THE BATTLE OF sADOWA.

Frankfort-on-the-Man
THE BATTLE OF sADOWAs
From the Prussian Headquarters''
From the Military Correspondent of The London Times
HoRITz July 3-ll p NJ
RECosyorssAScE.
On Monday the ID Of July, Prince Frederick
Charles halted with the First Army at Kommentz in order to
allow the Crown Prince time TO mp 10 Metn. town
five miles Of the village OF Kommenit and to get infor
nation of tho of the Austrans That afternoon
be sent officers 10 reconnoer beyond horS both
fell in with Austrian troops and had to hgh ana rue ha 70
went in the direction Of K0nggra by few dra
goons came upon large force OF austrian cavity h h
road H5z Kdngg al crosses about a way between
towns squadron OF cavalry made an %
ash catch him. and he and has dragons bad 70 nae lo
lives; the Austrians pursued and those pest mouhcu
came up the Prassans but not IN sufficient numbers 10 stop
ceyed lance thrust the side which carried away most OF
his coat but hardly toe SKIN this rsSonns.eISg RSr,y ssi
right other econnoterng officer also ionnd the Aur ans
in force obliged 10 retire rapidly From the reports
of officers and from other niGrmaion pnce fIeaok
Charls determined to attack so last ngt ne issued 9des
and sent Lieut.. Won Normand with letter to the crown
Prince asking him to push forward IN the morning from
himself engaged them in front There was some ar tht tDe
Austrian cavalry patrols aud deachments which were prow
but Won Normand succeeded in avoiding them ond got saey
Crown Princes headquarters Of clock TINS monieg
speeess Of his mission and to bring 10 the leader the first
Of the C. Grafton Of the sesohd u LIS
addeamp been taken p ouer, kiled on his way to Mile
tia his loss would have PROBABLY Influenced the Wnoe cam.
pan that letter depended IN great measure the Issue
TIE TROOPS IN MOTION.
Long before msSgSt ne e.s T m IN o'@ Tbe anu noSn
occasionally brightly but generally hidden be-
bivouac fires the places Which had been occupied BY tie
troops along the road These fires looked like large wOhe
Wsps as their mes fckered about the wind and stretch
ed there soldiers tue flnt
Army me aud the bIyoutc Of 50 gr at cc spread over
wide extent country Day gradually began To dawn but
with the symptoms of sunrise drilling ram came on
which lasted until late IN the afternoon. The wind increased
and blew cody the soldiers for they were short oil ooA
'''' POSITION OF THE PRussIANs.
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Mo.ils village on the road from honz 20 komes,a 81
the the 4h and 5h Divisions at the villages q brst9n
sth and part Of the III G1rps 1 was set
Neubdsaw on the extreme right 10 miles from EhowiI
slowly up the gentle hill which leads MOw to the VII
age Of Dub five miles kdaiggraz The corn lay heavy
pasbed through il nmby but the battlons which followed
behind in crowded oed heavily through the down
get the wheels of the gun carriages through the
sticky oh Al the whole army wa els' UP % Duo but II
ridge hch Dab stands had hidden oil It's motions aud the
could nothing OF the troops collected bennd the
except ordinary advanced posts for the cvay vcettes
which had beeu pushed rwar thus FAR over night renamed
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Frnm the top OF the slight elevation on which the village Of
Dab stands tie ground slopes gently down TO the river Bis
rz the road at the yilige OF sadowa nile
and auarter from Dub From Sadowa the ground again
rises beyond tho Bsz and the little village Of LISA con-
spcuous standing the top Of the gentle
m n S Sa op Of hs saw below him built
OF wooden cottage surrounded BY orchards and coui DIS
work all the inhabitants Of the VILLAGE lad been sent
was not blouse the uniform OF an Austr
soldier; three quar.ers OF mile down the Bsriz big
mandatory and large wooden buildings alongside 1t
uumsakaoy warehouses close to these few wooden
manulctory completed tho village OF Dohlnz little more
mile sl further down tue Bsrn stood the village OF
wood cottages enclustered in orchard trees
The chateau Of Dohacha stands midway between DGhinz
Dohini,z between that yge and the high road wbch
Of The trees had been cut down about 10 the
ground and the cuduwn branches had been twisted together
standing Ks OF the which nearest to
the river to wood from the front
extremely diff ,ut On the open slope between Dohltz aud
line OF sumpy bushes bat the telescope showed that these
we're guns this battery contained IL pieces,
was open between the hch
grow round enatek it,e village about two miles above
except where midway between these villages broad belt Of
s,s and in Of the liver the e
seen. blow it few houses gardens and patches
OF hrsood and little TO the left rather down the bill were
seen the cottage. Of the namls. Of Ci,Lwrs;
and wind blew bitterly cold while the infantry and at
ery waiting behind the brow Of the hill near Dub Att
o'clock Charles pushed forward his cavalry
and horse artillery They moved down the slope toward
but keeping Ines the lance ,gs Of the GSians
we, with the rain tapping heavily against the slaves. Attic
to gain the bridge the squaons began wheeling
and lowering about the side Of the they courted tho
battery placed in field the village which the
main road crosses Bsrt battle Ssdowa began
The first shot was fired about halt past The Prussan
Horse Artillery close down to the river replied the Aus
guns but neither side fred heavily half hour
the consisted Of little moo than single shots
At quarter before the King Of Prussia arrived the field
other field batteries aud the Prussan gunnes began firing
their shells quickly the Austrian position But
appear magic in every poin, of the poson from
road from every village from the orchard Of Morrow
le flashes Of fire and whzzng rife shells which burst
Ing With sharp crack sent their spDters rafting
horse sometimes dmounting gun bat always ploughng
up the earth and scattering the mud In the But
tery alone for they threw their shells up the slope opposite
to them toward Dab and shell slap squadron
with heavy thug the ground it blew columns Of mud
some 20 feet in the air. and barstng moment AFTER reduced
BoMBARDMEsT OF THE VILLAGE OF BESATEK.
As as the cannonade in front became serious the
Seventh Division began to lombard the village Bona
TEX the Austrian riSi The Ausans shot
shot, and neither side either gained lost ground liz the
CENTER too the battle was very even the Pusans pushed
battery after battery into the action and kept
e on the Austrian guns but these reformed 4 and some
their ground and every shell fell truei many officers and
fell and many horses killed wounded More Kran
ken were sent down to the batteries and always
turned carrying on sretchers whose wounds bad been
hastily bound up under fire. but seemed to too much
stunned 10 suffer much from pain.
Gradually the Prusan cannonade appeared get stronger
the Austrian batteries between Doheniz and Dohaicha
retired higher up the hill but the guns at Mokrowens still
stood fast and the Prusssns had not yet crossed the Br5
but many guns turned Mokrowens. and at 10
O'Clock the battery there obliged to retire LITTLE
THE PRUssIAE INFANTRY Up.
While this cannonade lad been going on, some OF the in
antry had been moved down toward the river where they
took aheer from under convenient inhalation Of