New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-27
Partiealar. Or the battle o. aadowa.


The military correspondent Of the Londor
Times at Prussian headquarters gives the fulles
and clearest account OF the battle Of Sadowa that
has yet been published, It appears in the Times
Of the 10th. We copy the principal passages;
OPENING or THE BATTLE
The ffrstshot was fred about half-past seven.
The PTussian horse-arhlery close down to the
river replied to the Austrian runs but neither side
fired heavily, and for half an hour the cannonade
consisted OF but little more than single shots. At
quarter before eight the King OF Prussia arrived
on the field and very soon after, the horse artil-
lery were reinforced by other field batteries and
the Prussian gunners began firing their shells
quickly IN the Austrian position. But as
soon a. the Pfussian fire actively com
menced, the Austrian guns seemed to appear
as if by magic, in every point Of the position
from every road, from every village, from the
orchard ct Mokrowens on the Prussian right to
the orchardof Benatek on their left came flashes
of fire and whining rife shells, which, bursting
with sharp crack, sent their splinters rafting
among the guns, gunners, carriages and horses,
often killing man or horse, sometimes dismount-
ing gun, but always blowing up the earth ana
scattering the mud iii the mems faces. But the
Austriaus did not epnfne themselves to firing Oh
the artillery alone for they threw their shells up
the slope opposite to them towards Dub and ona
shell came slap into q squadron of Uhlans who
we're close beside the king; bMying itself with !
heavy thnd in the ground, it blew up columns of !
mud sonle twenty feet in the air. and, bursting
PIERCE oANNoHADE
As soon as the cannonade in front became So /
rious the guns OF the Seventh division began to I
lombard the village Of Benatek, on the Austrian
right. The Austrians returned shot for shot and I
neither side either gained on lost ground. In the
center, tee, the battle was very even; the Prus-
slams pushed battery after battery into the action
and kept up Tremendous fire on the Austrian
guns, but these returned it, and sometimes with
interest," for the Austrian artillery officers knew
their ground, and every shell fell true, many Off.
GERS and men. fell and many horses were killed
and wounded. More Krankentfagers were senfj
down to the batteries, and always returned carry.
ing on stretehers men whose wounds had been
hastily bound up under fire. but who seemed ia ne
too much stunned to suffer much from pain
IL Gradually the Prussian cann0nade appeared to
get stronger, and the Austrian batteries between
Dohalnitz and Bohalicha retired higher up tie
mill, but. the guns at MokroWens still stood fast
and the Prussans had not yet crossed the Bistiitz
cut many guns were now turned on Mokrowens
and at 70 o'clock the battery there was also
obliged to rstirea little;
FIGHTING AROUND TIE VILLAGES.
While this eannonade had been going on, some
Of the infantry had been moved down towards the
river, where they took shelter from the fire under
3 convenient undulation of ground. The eighth
division came down on the leftnaud- side of the
causeway, and, under cover OF the rising in the
ground, formed its columns for the attack
on the village Of SadoRa while the third !
anu fonEth divisions, ON the right-hand side !
Of the road, prepared to storm Doheinitz :
ana AloAEoWens. Bat little before their prepa-
rations we're complete the village Of Benatek, on
the AustFians right caught fire, and the Seventh .
division made dash 10 secure it. bat the Austrians
were not driven out by the flames, and here for !
the first time in the battle was there hand IN hand
lighting. The Twenty-seyenth regiment M IN 8
attack, and THlted into the orchards of the viaa
the burning houses separated the combatants t6ey y
poured volley alter olley at each other through 1
the flames butthe Prussians found means Ia gsf
round the burning houses, and taking the defenders
q reverse forced them to retire with the loss Of
many prisoners
}. II was ten O'Clock when Prince Frederick
Charles sent General Stuhnapi to order the attack
On SadoWa, Dohenitz and Molrowens The
columns advanced, covered by skirmishers and
reached the river bank without much loss.
put from there they had to fight every inch of
their way. The Austrian infantry held the
bridges and villages in force, and fred fast upon I
them as they approached. The Prussians could i
ADVANCE but slowly along the marrow WAYS t
lH agsiist tne detenses Oh the houses, and the
Voheys sweeping through the ranks seemed to i
tear the soldiers down. The Prussians fred much
more quickly than theiE opponents but could not t
gee 70 take their aim; the houses trees and smoke
dVn. w 4asgflan isenarges shrouded the village
oneltefea Ply TINS the Austrian iagers fred blindly
where fhey could tell BY hearing that Tie attack B
ng columns were, and the shots told Remembrance a
on the Prussans IN Their close formations BIT ira d
altef A4proNea tnem positions, although slowly c
and by dint Of sheer COURAGE ana perseyeranea fo 7
hey LOST men pit every yard of their nd vance ana q
some places almost paved tile way with wounded n
Then, to help the infantry, the Prnssion artllerv
urned its fire, regardless Of the enemies batteries
IN the villages, and made tremendous havoc ay,lnns 4
he houses, M0krowens and Dehelnitz both caugb7 i,
ire, and the shells fell quickly and with fearfRl
Eject among the defenders Of the flaming hamlets,
he Austrian guns also Fplayed upon the altackin9r
Infantry, bnt az this time these We're sheltered I
rom their fire BY the houses and trees between.
THE AUsTRIANs FLAGKED.
IN aud around the villages the fighting contin. 9
led for nearly an hour; then the Austrian infan I
ry, Who had been there driven out by rush Of /
he Prussans retired, but only little way up the
lope into line with their batteries. The wood t
Dove sadowa was strongly held, and that be. q
ween SadoWa and Benatek, teeniing with rias- /
mem stood e bar tie way Of the Seventh division
'ut General transky, who commands This division
Eas not ~ ee easily stopped, and he sent his in
antry az The wood, and turned bis artillery on the
AUSTRIAN batteries. Tie Seventh division began
ring into the trees, but found they could not S
lake any impression for the defenders were con. 4
called, aud in1sketry fire Was useless against a
lem. Then transky let them 90 and they c
ashad ia with the bayonet The A1stlqaas would / D
1t retire, but waited for the struggle and ia the
Gods above Benatek was fought out one az tbe Il
srcest eombats which the war has seen. The B
Prussan regiment went In nearly es