. Battles of the nineteenth century . MARSHAL After Sir Thomas PR A.^ 74. Emperor _^ Francis JoszphjMuftna NOT since the Volkerschlacht, or Ar-mageddon of the nations at Leipzig,in 1813, when the aUies overthrewthe hosts of Napoleon, had Europewitnessed such a stupendous conflict as wasfought near Koniggratz, on the Upper Elbe,in Bohemia, on the 3rd July, 1866. This battlewas called of Koniggratz by the Prussians, • ofSadowa by the Austrians ; and, as a matter oftopographical fact, the latter was the morecorrect title, just as the field of Waterloo isknown as Mont Saint Jean

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. Battles of the nineteenth century . MARSHAL After Sir Thomas PR A.^ 74. Emperor _^ Francis JoszphjMuftna NOT since the Volkerschlacht, or Ar-mageddon of the nations at Leipzig,in 1813, when the aUies overthrewthe hosts of Napoleon, had Europewitnessed such a stupendous conflict as wasfought near Koniggratz, on the Upper Elbe,in Bohemia, on the 3rd July, 1866. This battlewas called of Koniggratz by the Prussians, • ofSadowa by the Austrians ; and, as a matter oftopographical fact, the latter was the morecorrect title, just as the field of Waterloo isknown as Mont Saint Jean to the French, andBelle Alliance to the Prussians—in both caseswith more justice. At Leipzig about 430,000men had mingled in fight, while at Koniggratz,as we shall call it in compliment to our ancientand honoured allies the Prussians, the totalnumber of combatants was about 435,000, orclose on half a million of men. What had called these armed hosts into thefield ? Briefly put, it was the question whichwas to be the leading Power among the Ger-man-speaking peoples—Austria or Pruss

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