Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-10
WAR NEWS.
The Prussian Commanders.
nntnils M the Iate Movements.

Details or the Late motehieutS'
The recent remarkable triumphs of the
Germans will add peculiar interest to the
following interesting information concern
ing the German general officers, which we
have not heretofore published
PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES.
His brilliant record i'm the campaign of
1866, against Austria, is well known. The
extreme rapidity and energy of movement
which he displayed in Bohemia discon-
certed the Austrian General Benedek, who
had calculated upon being allowed to as
sumo the offensive In a series of engage
ments he drove the Austrians to Sadowa,
and won the great battle of Koniggratz,
aided by the Crown Prince, who, bringing
up the second army, effected his junction
with Prince Frederick Charles at the crisis
of the day. Prince Charles enjoys bound
less popularity with the army. He has a
Princes memory for names and persons,
and has kind word for everybody as he
passes along The soldiers know that he
takes strong and practical interest in
their well-being, and that he has labored
81 cessfully to improve their position, a
= itish officer, whom we have before quo
ted, and who accompanied the French ar
my during its campaign, says that with all
the dash and fire of a cavalry officer, he can
equally well lead his squadrons to pursue
the broken enemy, and direct his infantry
and artillery with patience in an attack
against "a firm and steady line. He has
singular power OF making his troops care
little for fatigue and hardship; on the line
of march he is always with his men, and
can, by few happy words, close up the
struggling ranks of weary battalion, and
send the men forward cheering loudly"
Prince Frederick Charles has labored
strenuously, and with great success, to
make the Prussan military system more
elastic, giving greater freedom to the Off
GERS, and relying more upon moral means
than upon rule and method in dealing with
the men. The unexpected suppleness and
dash which the Prussians displayed in 1866
is in great measure the consequence of
these reforms.
THE GROWN PRINCE.
The Crown Prinse Frederick William)
| of Prussia, who commanded the Second
| Army four years ago, was born in 1881.
| The chief of his staff i'm that campaign was
Major General Won Blumenthal and he
had under his orders three army corps, UNI
der Gems. Won BONN, Won Steinmetz and
Won Mutius, besides the Guard Corps, I'M
der Prince August, of Wurtemberg. The
| Crown Prince led his army, consisting of
| 125, 000 men, from Silesia through the pass
| es of the Sudetic Hills, an operation eX-
posed to great difficulties and to considera-
| BILE danger. BY q series of brilliant opera
tons the army pushed its way through the
mountains, fighting severe actions at Trau-
tenau, Nachod, Skalitz and Schweinscha-
del. Before he had practically effected his
| junction with Prince Frederick Charles,
Gen. Benedek had made preparations TO
attack the latter with superior force, and
| the battle of Koniggratz was the result.
| The Crown Prince was urgently requested
| to hasten his advance and appeared on the
field unexpected by the Austrians, in the
middle of the battle, struck the heart of the
| Austrian position and decided the fortunes
of the day. The Crown Prince has the
| reputation of being careless of his own
trouble, anxious for the welfare Of his
troops, visiting billets and hospitals per-
sonally but not sparing himself or his men
in the hour of trial and duty. His march
from Miletin to Koniggratz, and his series
of victories on entering Bohemia, are CON
sidered to have established his reputation
as an energetic commander
! KING WILLIAMS ACCOUNT OF THE PRUS
SIAN VICTORY.
BERLIN August 5.-4:20 p. M.-Kn:
: William has telegraphed the followin,
] dispatch to the Queen of Prussia:
We have gained brilliant but blood,
victory storming the heights of Wessen
berg and Gaisberg behind it.
My regiment and the Fifty-eighth ma,
: heavy losses.
THANK God for this glorious achieve
: ment.
> MAY he help Us further
: The King has invited DIR. William Herr
: Russell. the correspondent of the Londo
: Times, 10 write his letters from the head
: quarters Of the Prussian army.
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