The Republican journal., 1870-09-01
The BATTLE OF FRoscHwEmER


lWis .tur. IL Cores N. y Times
np Won. complied from The letters Of our own
p'nd'ln~ in the field and from official sources.
VI ''lui n-"I but at lhr same time, very full nc
0"0nI q the hattie of FroSrhwciler tor. as the
l'ru- -in- term it, the battle of Woerth) in which
NAlIr l'it l'l1~>ian> gained substantial ady:l-
JH'r, thn French added 10 their military fame n
@rsh ha" OF mprriSh:tbr glory. In the future
"r'al, Of tine .iHnal conflict between France and
l'lt--DH, tho battle fought on the 9th of August
@ljh ~r'h fearful odds against the French side will
Us. recorded in France rs the battle of Froschweer
ImI lu germany ms the battle of Woerth, from the
0inr +" the tw" villages which formed the prin-
jTu points oi attack and defence on the ,lly that
f"'""t SO disastrous, though moi at all ngl0rolls
W. iH' frhel ar1n>. Frosehweer is one of the
,a-I lralrglrll positions in this portion of the
'"-',~ Mountains. II was here that Ioche one oil
rye '"wu. illustrations Of the First Empire de
h4i I'D tlr hru siam army during the war of The
T. l"In. and il Wa~ here. also, and at Woerth
WIS.,, W "a. hal &rAahnn Mad drawn up his earns n
It u ~. nI.ht rH~lll ht forthcoming from Bit >,.ii.
'tl IHla ul Conlr.
iln.tElNCu POSITION.
\,.osiine to information received on the pre-
a"'. lay. il W. moi expected that the Prlssi:ms
tomj attack before the eth. hut that s,lpposition
'tu"i un TO Joe Incorrect, well AS the OPINION
I" lhr hnnt' + ol the enemy likely to he brought
.' I"h' np"n ihr French forces present; this nll-
Nr"d superiority ultimately proved to he over
rImme. IN -pr of tir heroic action of every
FRENCH soldier engaged in the battle which lasted
.i"m % - the morning illl IN the evening. Me
lh,. hr9lt- aroliud Wor,tb. Tho W,riihnI. ~ h ""
quarters W'rrat the chateau Of Turckheim: he had
~ ted Il -iDicrsbe reserve of clyary n Phs
"i' +" tIl I''ll OF which village the infantry and
tNa'lN "i the division which had been engaged on
i" Il were also posted. The Mar,lal's left com
Hnndrl hy Gen. lurro, was At Froschweiler: and
.' ''l!I' 'n'nl'n1cd Oh me DIVISIONS commanded
uI p"-ljrn at EI,rhhuuSScn aud MorSbronner
DII,\i\t,. on THE H. ,JrI
Al I'm ,4.rIv hoIr i'm the mornino an axnhon,,o Of
hof. htwcrn outroSts indicated The nrohahili7v NJ
Il coming engagements and similar alerts were rn
neatc several times Till 10 o'clock when fine h,tt Ii
al FI,.-,hilril,r commenced i'm .,,nnut In tor,,;
utc Win such losses on both sides 1hat inc victniv
"A tire rl1I sian, must have cost Them earcr n,;,
tlriu l. ,ip.If of NcN,hon'S l1,.,u u, ,.,,,l M =
tl. French Three s,l, victories writes an on.
rLu.rI-fr French ionrnafjst ,yn '''1 III w
,,,ll All ,>- in W-o.lth .1,iI .Lnwnr. 81 rt III
..,I -heI and .,unnn I'LL. ..v-n,,lI t ',i''
nnllil,. If met ru The army Of tlo X in,r of DIV,
Wh,u th. pril.Si,n fro hcu,n erfsio,,iil- =
Nl- lho@ht 10 he only fire of sh1rnshooter. f -.
tNo French rather rNc,te,i flo be o1torLn,I frn,, tb
,ir of Sarr.gIIrniurs: llt thc pr,sSinns ss,,nJ ~;
ItrI dense in.S>r, from ,narbr,cE hoth on +hn
high road 10 Fol.l,,ch and along the mass hnbnd th
llla.to of ArnrNal, that Marshal Ne Mabon If once
perceived that matters We're becoming VERY hot in
ihqt direction The Tenth Foot ChasSeurs ot onrn
ul,-rl out ~ tiraillrlr> in font of the Snilnren
aielnron. while the Fortipth regiment of The linp
occupied II Wood ON the right The Prussi,ms com.
ire
hN} W'Ir dihlu9t'"hI ~ ul'cncS. from whence
~ iE ,l -" t;,'n Hul"'crS' Whe
p", i,,, t.l'i H. ~ ''i' pi'leil"
'' INV "''' y" 1--WE
h'llllN" IN HE WOODS.
NJ WAS in aud around this wood that the mos
terrible lighting took place. There was an inces
.nt ro!l Of Shot firing as the Prussans endeayored
to limb steep approach; entire lines were swept
aoWu by The French fire; but they were constantly
t-lL,,r,l hy fresh troops and the attacking coumn
lrl,t continually advancing. As soon at # reachrI
rl,, summit the prIsSans fell upon the woods r.
assist those who had taken up a position on The
other idle In The midst of the clumps of trees anf
behind the HEDGES The Fortieth REGIMENT strnooIa,
lp.roraliV. while the chaSSelIrS on the outside
were battling with the Pm,sS:lns on the left In.
tprtunittry owing to the inevitable confusion arts
m@ from lighting in wood. the Chasseurs and th,
soldiers Of the line did each other much mischief
bat il j. also certain thai the Prussans suffered
tlroadiuN. 1> the French thlSSep0ts carry further
tul The lrtI~Sian guns, although this superiorit,
nn- no, OF much advantage, owing to the closenes