. History of the nineteenth century in the United States and Europe, illustrated. Period I: During the triumphs of Napoleon's empire. y were pressing for the heights of Sonnenberg,whence their guns could command the area of battle,and make untenable the position of the Prussianreserves. The Prussians saw that French possessionof that height would decide the battle; to prevent itthey made a tremendous charge; the French metthem; for minutes the balance trembled; then theFrench began to gain ; still the contest raged ; thenthe French artillery, which they had dragged up tothe summit of the heigh
. History of the nineteenth century in the United States and Europe, illustrated. Period I: During the triumphs of Napoleon's empire. y were pressing for the heights of Sonnenberg,whence their guns could command the area of battle,and make untenable the position of the Prussianreserves. The Prussians saw that French possessionof that height would decide the battle; to prevent itthey made a tremendous charge; the French metthem; for minutes the balance trembled; then theFrench began to gain ; still the contest raged ; thenthe French artillery, which they had dragged up tothe summit of the height of Eckartsberg, opened itsdestructive fire into the Prussian ranks ; that decidedit; the French had won that part of the bloody field. These heights of Eckartsberg commanded the lineof Prussian retreat. The engaged Prussians wereforced back on 15,000 Prussians that had not beenengaged, crowding and embarassing them with acrush of men, guns and horses. Taking advantageof this jammed condition of the Prussians, a greatattack of the French in force defeated and drove thisreserve. Aerstadt was lost; Prussia was lost; allwas UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. 225 That day at Jena, Napoleon, with 80,000 men, had,with difficulty, defeated 55,000 Prussians and , at Aerstadt, with 30,000, had crushed theking of Prussia with 65,000. Yet common famegives Napoleon the military credit, and incorrectlycalls the great victory that prostrated Prussia — was Aerstadt. Napoleon ^ gave Davoust but littlecredit, and meanly represented that he had fought80,000 Prussians at Jena, and Davoust but 50,000 atAerstadt! The extent of mismanagement of the high-born Prus-sian commanders is astonishing. They had ruinedPrussia. The number of the Prussians killed andwounded is believed to be about 20,000. They lostnearly as many taken prisoners ^ and 200 cannon andmany standards. The amount of the loss of theFrench is uncertain as Napoleons report is entirelyunreliable. It was large, Ali
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