. Battles of the nineteenth century . - a i^w dragoons,this officer had gone out scouting in the directionof Koniggratz, and discovered that the bull: ofthe Austrian army was without doubt on theright, or Prussian, side of the Elbe, holding astrong position on the further bank of the Bis-tritz brook, which ran very nearly parallel with. h-^\ KONIGGR.\TZ. on two Strong fortresses—Josephstadt and Konig-gratz, respectively—a position which it wouldhave been terribl}- difficult, if not impossible, fortheir adversaries to assail ; so that, pending thediscovery of their real whereabouts, it had been
. Battles of the nineteenth century . - a i^w dragoons,this officer had gone out scouting in the directionof Koniggratz, and discovered that the bull: ofthe Austrian army was without doubt on theright, or Prussian, side of the Elbe, holding astrong position on the further bank of the Bis-tritz brook, which ran very nearly parallel with. h-^\ KONIGGR.\TZ. on two Strong fortresses—Josephstadt and Konig-gratz, respectively—a position which it wouldhave been terribl}- difficult, if not impossible, fortheir adversaries to assail ; so that, pending thediscovery of their real whereabouts, it had beenresolved to let the Prussian troops rest on the3rd, as they had been wearied out by theirincredible feats of marching and fighting. Pre-sently, however, from information received, the Elbe at a distance Irom it of some four position was strong, but not half so much soas the dreaded one beyond the Elbe, and thehearts of the Prussians jumped for joy. It seemedto them as if God had already delivered theAustrians into their hands, as Cromwell avowedof the Scots when they left their high groundat Dunbar and descended to meet his Iron-sides on the plain. After gleaning this priceless 78 battlp:s of the nineteenth century. intelligence, von Norman had to ride for his squadron of Austrian cavalry made a dash tocatch
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