The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07
KOENNIG CRATE, ORA VELO TIE AND
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SEDAN.
The Berlin Militaer- WocheLIaH has
Just published the following compara-
tive study Of the three greatest battles
Of the present time:
Gin Germany and in Austria, the bat
tie of the Sd of July, 1866, continues to
called the battle of Koenniggratz this
is it's true name. for Sadowa, village ON
the marty Bistritz, witnessed only the
partial front attack made by the forces
under Prince Frederick Charles,-an
attack which began at ga. m, and lasted
until about 3 p. m, when the whole
Prussian army, having received all its
reinforcements, gave battle. Germany
and France do not often succeed in CIV
ing the same name to any battle.
Woerth is called in France Reichshofen,
or Froeschwiller Spickeron is called
Forbach; La Belle Alliance, Waterloo,
etc. But let us not wander from our
subject. We notice, in the first place,
that three times the enemy of Prussia or
of Germany leaned on q fortress. At
Koenniggratz, the Austrian army formed
almost o hemicycle around the fort on
the Elba river. Bazaine placed his
troops in front of Metz in q straight line.
In front of Sedan, the French placed
themselves as well as they could in cir
Gle. Each of these fortresses had an
important river. Benedek had the Elba
behind him Bazaine had the Moselle !;
Sedan is on the Mouse river. At Koen-
niggratz, and at Sedan, the fortresses
(being too smalD were fatal to the de-
feated armies. Bazaine, ON the other
hand, found refuge for several months
in Metz. As for the rivers, the Elba is
far from having proved advantageous to
Benedek on its banks his retreat be-
came complete rout At Sedan, the
Meuse river was of more advantage to
the Germans than to the French. II
favored in particular manner the cir
|, cular action of the Fifth and Eleventh
Prussian Corps. At Gravelotte, the
Moselle river had no direct influence
, The three battles known as KAISER
i Wilhelms and Schlachten' were offensive
on the part of the conqueror. Thre.
, times the enemy took position OF
, heights which wefo partly intrenchet
and fortified, and each time Moltke en-
, deavored to surround the enemy. A
I Koenniggratz, the battle was decided b,
4 the march of the Second Army and o
: the Elba Army against the Austrian
/: tanks; victory was secured at z p. m
8 At Sedan, victory was won early in tn
o morning. At Gravelotte, the decisiv
}. action was fought at st. Privat. Al
g three battles had numerous contests i
I woods and villages Maslovoed, Ros
|. BERTH, st. Privat and Bazeilles are cele
: brated. There was pursuit after non
9 of these battles. Benedek's army fel
back into the fortress, or halted ON tn
Elba; at Gravelotte, the army retire
into Metz at Sedan, the battle ende
a by capitulation. Emperor William ha
n three times opposed to him Generals Q
g reputation and experience, who had PR
g viously been in command of army corps
q Bazaine had commanded the Mexica
E expedition, and an army corps in th
, italian war MacMahon decided th
n battle of Magenta in favor of the French
/ Benedek had distinguished himself .
y Solferino, where he repealed the attac
n on San MARITIME. It was noticed. that i
. 1870, as we'll as in 1866, the Emperc
q William, despite his age, appeared o
. the battlefield earlier in the mornin
y than his adversaries. At Koenniggratl
/ he was on Dub Heights at 8 q. m. Benz
70 dek reached the field only at 9 q. n
4 The Emperor remained ON horsebac
Is all that day, and until q late hour th'
, night At Gravelotte, an officer Of h
er suite was killed. At Sedan, he was q
Frenois Heights. Gnvelotte was
X battle Of infantry and artillery. 1
"A Koenniggratz, the Prussian cavall
re played q great part. At Sedan, q
o. French cavalry attacked with all the
ia numbers. The Prussian artillery
Of 1866 was far from acting as well as
n. 1870. Itlacked at Koenniggratz CONNIE
he action confded to one singlecommandel
q. while at Gravelotte and Sedan, the art
he lery was at once brought into full pla
On and the cannon were laundering ev,
nd before the infantry could reach the en-
On my. At Koenniggratz the Prussia
M were 215, 900 the Austrians and Saxo
he were 1900 At Gravelotte there we
- 110. O0O French and on OOO German