, 1866-08-26
THE PRUSSIAN ARMY,
Grand Kcvfeyv OF tho Victorious Army
on the 11Archfc1d, near Vicnnn-mng-
nllcent DisP1cy.
From the Military Correspondent Of the London

"A AkI4Q AAANA uAuC v LAVIA tAAo u1uE tut
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Infantry
divisions Of the Cavalry corps Of the First
Pyussian army were drawn up on the March
field, within fifteen miles Of Vienna, to be
reviewed BY the King Of Prussia. The troops
were formed In four lines, facing toward the
south, where, through the haze which always
on warm day overhangs large city, could
be indistinctly seen the tall stephansturm
that marks tie situation Of the Austrian cap
fto1 their left rested close to the village Of
Grnnserudorf, whence the lines stretched for
. distance Of amilc aud o. hall over q slight
y IL undulated plain, from which tho
thu direction Of Aurstahl, but did not
extend SO far Us that village. The two front
lines were formed Of heavy battalions Of In
fantry, each clumped together In close col
umns Of companies, standing ont q dark blue
drcd yards behind the battallons stood the
long line; Of the cavalry corps, under the
command Of Prince Albrecht, forming, with
the cavalry regiments attach ed to the inthn-
try. = force Of close upon ten Thousand sabres
and lances: On the right stood the heavy
two cuirassler regiments Of tho Emperor Of
Russia, and Of the Duke Of CobuTg, tall,
strong men, mounted on massive horses,
with their yellow helmets md armor glitter
Ing In the hot sunshine like FURNISHED gold 3;
next on the LEFT stood Rheinhaben's brigade,
O4lAEN 4uA EAfUlES N4 LUG 6OUluas UQt EEEl%
.ment Of dragons II light blue unborn With
red .facings, and shining black iapan-
ned helmets, and two Of. .Uhlans, the
blsck and white Tags of : whose
l9nces foEned - = H., . strong, contrast to
STSs Ses4 esy Mazs hS Ssn e tes asa
William Of Mccklenbarg, which has formed
the advance guard Of the first army since it
crossed the Elbe at Przelautsch, and which
ffH c1ynh frnYn md hnr fha
trian Cu}rasslers at the end Of the battle Of
Koniggratz. Tho regiments in this brigade
are the red Hnssars Of Rlethen, the celebra-
ted yellow Uhlans commanded by Prince Ho-
henloh, and the second Dtngoons of the
Ghaa1a 9ne ct whose s9qadsrons rode down
ne1t brirade stood tho thinned squadrons of
the Third Dagoons, who lost more than half
their numbers at the great battle, side by
side with the llght-blue and silvcr-clad Thu
ingian Hussars, who also suffered much IN the
same charge rs the Third Dragons. The
heavy brigade, the Queen's new Cuirassiers,
md the Ninth Uhlans, the regiment In whose
hands the lance asserted its supremacy over
the sword tn tho cavalry combat at Saar. In
the fourth line, some two hundred yards rear
ofthe c.valry, were drawn mp the anbn-
cgrarh division, q long limo Of light blue
carriages with companies of sfde-bearers,
and engineers here and there between them,
While on the left lAy the batteries of the re-
servo artillery. Between the battalions of
infantry and tho long line Of horsemcn stood
the field batteries attached to tho infantry
divisions, each division In closed column Of
side 1t. -.
About OK o'clock Prince Frederick Charles
Ealloped on to the ground and took the COM:
mand Of the whole force. Tho troops were
nnf nu3fR {Nr1rnf mn Ypf,ny1 ha k,&A3 To-
q short time they had All taken up their po:
eitions, Officers were sent to look out Tor
tho approach Of the King, and the cavalry
dismouuted md stood beside thcir horses,
the infantry niled their arms and rested be.
au hour m oiiicer Who lad been acting Us as
scout toward the right, was seen coming at
full gal1op toward the Prince, but tho pur-
port OF his message WAS understood-ho
had no need to deliver It. Before .ho
had reached the coumander.in- CHIEF.
eas eang shtihs xias aad sseoa
the line, and In two or three seconds the
troopers were In their saddles. tho compa-
nies were reformed, the guuners spsang to
their posts beside the gnns, ana the tb hnolc san
nets hristIcd stiff above the serried ranks Of
the tnfhntry, the lance staves and swords
formed a perfect unbcnding. line along the
whole cavalry division, the troopers sat as
still as statues, for the horses had hcen per
ly moving things among tho widespread
host were the standards Of the iufanty and
Tho pcnuona Of tho uhlans. :
A little knot Of horsemen appeared over
the brow Of o gentle undulatlon and came
quickly toward the centre Of the line !; a tall
man with grny hair and moustache, In the
uniform of q general officer, rode In front.
When he came nearly opposite tho centre Of
hearmy tho sword point Of Priucc Frederick
Charles WINS lowered quickly toward the
went down, With rapid clattes every mus
ket came to the "prcsent," the lance estaYes
and ,glhscring sword; blades Of tho cavalry
stood strnfght' up at tho .+ca1ry,n whilo
every band struck the Prussian national
hymn TO salute the King. He bowed
down to. his horse's neck to return,
which vent up ffom tle ordered crowd. t Ssi SSi,
which drowned The music almost as sooh as
It began to sound. For faw mfnutca this
lasted, and then It died away, giving place
tc the last few notes Of the baud All was
aguin silent,LThe Hing rode to the right OF
1hs ps1 Ss4e ad IT, s sp 9as snse 19ng M sgg,@ @
had especially dlstingutshed themselves or
10 shake hands with the commanding on
cess, Every battalion cheezcd him ns he
paased slowly along IN front, pauslng to ad-
asetf s9 eon r snns q 1g5
Along the second line, tho cavalry mud the
carriages in 1ear, he n1so rode, before be took
pp pp his position for the army to march past
The frst troops that went by were those Of
Tumpling, who fought and won from supe-
rior Austfian force strongly posted, th6 &C.
ton Of Bsada, near GItsc6in. The whole. Of
the huss'un infantry has well proved during
the war It's power Of marching long distancess
on bad Ioads and In unfhvora6le weather. and
to-day the oattaiions who were reviewed. on
nc MarchfEcld have amply demonstrated
that 1hs power can co-ex1st: with the mnat
beautiful e1actncss Of parade movements
With long, swinging stride tha mrn 1nsseJ
By, keeping perfect line: aud etenping IN
Estncr IN such exact time that. they conld
not have done better II, instead of canpalrn-
ths last a two pesGnoskhtng' monthsg' they had spent
Y the centre Of each battalion was cnr-.
aea the standard, often riddlea- with bullet
aoles. sometimes 30 torn owuytfat onfv n
lew patches of tattered silk were len hang
lnE on the bara pole. In the Fifth Divlston
Fefc the Eighth, Iwelfth, Eighteenth, and
proper strength, for the losses ut uttchcu
have not Jet been replaced, :as the re-eni6fre-
meut8 Who were coming up Werp stopprd ns i
soon as peace was agreed upon. After the =
infantry came the Third regiment oil Uhlans, i
which Is attached *, this division. Tha pet.
feet marching Of the foot soldiers seemea to.
be contagious, for the squadron moved ins
such even lines that as ithey passed. the
horseman On tho flank utterly hid all the
rest from. view. Then came the batteries, i
two abreast; dark and >busire.ss-1ike, with 4
tho guns uncovered, and the. .inmers ready, !
Ths stS stRsoa tRisn unsF 5Ta aeaa4a n9 Hde 1
stein. followed The Fifth in thA ~ ms nrdo++