Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-02

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ing their pursuit, and Gen. Won Rhetz
himself went of To look after the Sec
ond army, But he soon returned, and
brought the intelligence that the Crown
Prince was forming his attack on LISA,
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
battery beyond 1t was stormed by the
Jagers. Athalf-past 8 the Crown Princes
columns were seen marching across
the slope against Lipa, for his artillery
had silenced the Austrian guns, and
Herwarth was again pressing forward
against the Austrian left. Ia quarter
! of an hour, the Crown Princes infantry
was engaged at LISA, and their quick
volleys of musketry, rapidly advancing,
told that the Austrians were in full re.
treat. The first army pushed forward at
once, the artillery limbering up and gal
Hoped up the slope, coming into action
on every opportunity to send its shells
against the retreating battallions, the
infantry, emerging from the woods,
! formed and pressed at the double,
Prince Frederick Charles put himself at
| the head Of his regiment and dashed
forward over the Sadowa bridge and up
the road, followed by all his light cav
airy.
THE RoUT.
On gaining the top of LISA slopes, the
retreatng battallions OF the Austrians
were seen running across a hollow in
! the ground which lies between LISA and
the village of Streselitz, which lies about
| two miles further South. The Prussian
artillery halted on the summit of the
LISA hill and fired shells rapidly, which
burst with terrible precision over the
heads Of the fugitives. The cavalry
] flew forward in pursuit but the Prince,
after leading a short way, had to go to
superintend the general movement for
the Austrian batteries had taken post in
the Streselitz Ridge and were firing
heavily against the pursuing PrussianS.
| Then the cavalry got out of hand, and
| by small attachments rushed on the
! Austrian battalliOnS, but these though
retreatng fast were not routed, and in
| many instances 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 of their ridge by the heavier
fire of the more numerous Prussian
batteries and then the pursuit was re-
newed.
THE PURSUIT.
Some of the retreating Austrians
made for tire fortress of KOniggratz,
others for Pardubitz, and troops were
sent in pursuit along both roads. The
wounded who were lying on the ground
shreked with fear when they saw the
cavalry galloping down towards them
but Prince Frederick Charles took care
that they should be avoided and at one
time checked the pursuit, in order to
move his squadrons around, and not go
through q patch of Standing corn. where
several wounded Austrians had taken
refuge. These, when they saw the Ian
GERS coming, thought they, were going
to be massacrccd and cried piteOusly,
waving white handkerChiefs as sign OF
truce; but they had no cause to fear
Large numbers of prisoners were taken
for the pursuit was continued TO the
EIbe, and it was not till Q O'Clock thai
all the firing had ceased, but the main
bojy Of the army halted aoout :,
SCENE on THE FIELD.
As the Princes returned, the battaliouS
cherred them for their victory, nus they
LETT the pursuit OF their enemies and the
cheers OF their ovu victorious troops tC
look after the hospital ACCOMMODATIONS
provided for the wounded These lay in
immense numbers on the field. The
dead, too laid thick, but all that they
require will he done tomorrow. Every
! cottage in the neighborhoOd that has
( Rot been burnt is fuli Of wounded. Aus
I tri4n~ aud PruSslaUs lie side bV side bui
the KraDkpntrager arr still out aud al
will nos be collected till late to-mowo"
morning. Conspicuous in the hospitals
working diligently in their voluntary
labor are the Knights OF st. John O
Jerusalem. This order Of Kuighthood
/ renewed lately for the SuCCOr OF the veal
and suffering has sent here a large no,
. pjtaI establishment, under the direction
Of Count Theodore StOlberg. From thu
voluntary contributions OF the knights
hospitals are maintained i'm the neares
81 towns and in the field, all necessary hos
pjtal stores are carried by The ORDER u(
means OF transport accompany the army
hospital nurses are provided and BY
their aid many wounded are carefully
attended who could not be looked afte
by the ordinary arrangements,
RESULTS.
The battle of Sadowa has been
great victory for the PruSsian army
the troops fought with the most deter
mined courage, they stood Tor hours IN
der d terrible fire, for there are suppose,
to have been nearly one Thousand tlv,
hundred guns in action, of which sever
hundred and fifty were Prussian. Tit
immediate cause of the victory was thu
Crown Princes attack on the Austrian
left flank, which turned the position
but the attack in front had great effec
on the issue, as unless it had beer
steadily maintained, the Austrian!
might have repulsed the attack il