Decisive battles since Waterloo : the most important military events from 1815 to 1887 . ached the top ofthe slope the retreating squadrons and battalions of theAustrians were within range of the Prussian artillery andcrossed a depression lying between Lipa and Streselitz, avillage about two miles farther southward. On the crestof the Lipa Hill the Prussian artillery halted and firedwith great rapidity at the dense masses of fugitives. Thecavalry was sent to press the retreat, but was preventedby the Austrian artillery, which fired vigorously from theStreselitz ridge. The cavalry charged repea
Decisive battles since Waterloo : the most important military events from 1815 to 1887 . ached the top ofthe slope the retreating squadrons and battalions of theAustrians were within range of the Prussian artillery andcrossed a depression lying between Lipa and Streselitz, avillage about two miles farther southward. On the crestof the Lipa Hill the Prussian artillery halted and firedwith great rapidity at the dense masses of fugitives. Thecavalry was sent to press the retreat, but was preventedby the Austrian artillery, which fired vigorously from theStreselitz ridge. The cavalry charged repeatedly uponthe Austrians, but their battalions could not be broken. The Prussian artillery fire was now much more heavythan that of the Austrians, and had succeeded in drivingthe Austrian batteries away from the ridge. Some of theretreating Austrians moved in direction of Koeniggratzand others in that of Pardubitz, and the Prussianswent in pursuit along both roads. The ground wasthickly covered with dead and wounded. The woundedshrieked with fear as they saw the cavalry galloping tow-. PRUSSIAN 1X3 / CORPS OF OBSERVATION Z T CORPS 3 CAVALRY RESERVE 4 /corps & $r* DIVISION€ /2T. ,.. 7 a- - Bfl^cumos BATTLE OFKOENICCRATZ (SADOWA) 9V- AUSTRIAN GUARDS 10 JW DIVI&ION 11 Id V IS /S* *16, 46™:=* A cavalry reserve: B SAXON CORPS C corps or gablemtz D 4-r- CORPS £ * F &.? » O mmrwAcseRyB 321 322 DECISIVE BATTLES SINCE WATERLOO. ard them. They expected to be trampled to death in amoment, but by an order of Prince Frederick Charles, thecavalry moved around to the right in order to avoid one time the Prince checked the pursuit to give time toreconnoitre the ground and make sure that no woundedAustrians were lying there. Many of the Austrian infantry were captured by thepursuing cavalry. The pursuit was continued until nineoclock in the evening and did not stop until it hadreached the banks of the Elbe. The maiu body of thearmy came to a halt about seven oc
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