Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ...of Karteschutz and Strigwitz than it was formed; six battalions on its right were placed in potence to cover the left flank of the cavalry, and the remainder attacked the village under the protection of the battery of ten twelve-pounders. Nadasty was placed upon the left wing in order to gain the flank of the Prussian army. For this purpose his cavalry was seen to issue from the woods and to attack that of the Prussians. They succeeded at first in making them yield; but the battalions of the advance-guard, formed at II, directed upon them a withering fire, which forced them to retire precipitately. The fire of artillery and musketry opened on both sides. It was one o'clock in the day. The six battalions above mentioned attacked the abatis, defended by the Wurtemberg grenadiers, and dislodged them from it. General Wedel, with the four other battalions of the advanceguard, moved against the grand battery which the enemy had established upon the heights of Sageschutz, and got possession of it after a short resistance. This threw the whole of Nadasty's division into the greatest disorder; a few battalions alone endeavored to reform singly in the rear of a ditch, but they were quickly overthrown. Four columns have been erroneously represented upon the published plan of this battle. These four columns ceased to exist on the change of direction which took place at g g. In the mean time Daun, who had most inopportunely sent away his reserve to sustain the right, discovering the columns of the king's army upon his left, directed to that point Esterhazy's cavalry and the second line of infantry under the command of Generals Maquire and Angern. The Prussian army steadily advanced, extending gradually to the right; and as the advance-guard followed...
