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made preparatons to attack the latter
with superior force, and the battle Of Sad
owa or Konggratz was the result (July g.
1865. Frederick appeared on the held IN
expected by the Austrians in the middle
of the battle, struck the heart of the
Austrian position, ana decided the for
tunes of the day. His march from Mile
tin to Koniggritz, and his series of victo
ries on entering Bohemia, established his
reputation rs an energetic commander
In the war between Germany and France
Frederick acted most conspicuous part
The close of July, 1870, found him on the
Rhine frontier, in command of the Third
German army, comprising the 9Th, 9th,
and nth North German corps, the LIST and
ID Bavaran corps, and the divisions FUR
nished by Baden. Wurtemberg and Hesse,
in all about 100000 men and 500 guns.
On the 4th of August he vigorously at
tackled the position held at Weissenbu by
that portion of Marshal MacMahon's corps
which was commanded by General Abel
Douay. The French were repulsed and
dispersed after severe struggle. Fol
. lowing up this important victory, the
crown prince attacked on the 9th the uni
ted army corps of Generals MacMahon,
Failly, and Canrobert, drawn up in posi-
ton at Woerth. MacMahon had under
him SO 600 men in all, and occupied a
strong defensive position on the slopes of
the Vosges. The crown prince arrived
from Weissenburg on the evening of the
9Th with an army of 1870, 600 men, and be
gan the attack at : the next morning.
The French line was turned at two points
and their left and centre broken, notwith
standing desperate charge of cavalry,
which was ordered by MacMahon as a last
resort.
At the memorable engagement
near Sedan september Il his troops aud
those of Prince Frederick Charles were
engaged against the greater part of Mac
Mnh 70 nd hp
ceeded in crossing the river Meuse, this
extremely difficult operation being effect
ed by the crown prince with his PrusSians
and Wurtembergers, supported by the
Bavarians under General Won der Tam.
He next made his way towards Paris, Ell
tered Versailles September 20, threw ad
ditional troops round the capital, and re
manned in the vicinity of the invested city
until after the conclusion of peace. On
October Is he was created field marshal
of Prussia, and on November s a Russian
field marshal. In 1873, when the Emperor
had been wounded by the assassin Nobll
ing, the crown prince was appointed re-
gent till his fathers recovery. He sue
ceeded to the imperial throne on the death
of the Emperor William but few weeks
since.
The prince married, January %, 1858,
Victoria Adelaide, Princess Royal of
Great Britain, by whom he has seven
children, Frederick William Victor Albert,
born January 27, 1859 commonly called
Prince William-he is married to the
Princess Victoria of Schleswig Holstein-
August enburg, and has childereD) Vic
toria Elizabeth Augusta Charlotte, born
July "A, 1860; Albert William Henry,
born August 20, 1862 Frederick Amelia
Wilhelmina Victoria, born April IL, 1866 !;
Joachim Frederick Ernest Waldemar,
born February 10, 1865 Sophia Dorothy
Ulrica Alice, born June IA, 1870 and Mar
garet Beatrix Feodore, born April %, 1872