THE WAR.
YIEXNA,',JuIy 1
The fi*st Austrian army corps and the Saxoi corps were repulsed yesterday by the Prussians. In consequence of this rejulse the Austrian army fell back in the direction of Konigsgratz. The folbwing official telegram, dated Prague, J,itfe 30, Was published in Vienna on Jily 1:—1 :—
Engagements took place yesterday at Cost, near lurnau, and at Chwalkowitz in the district of Jungbunsriau, which "resulted l^rftbFlo^^-^e^^--tiohriinisk ihd KarthiltsS have been evacuated ifj* tile Prussians, the latter were also defeated, while flying from Giejn, by. the confbined Austrian and Saxon" forces.. They,' left their dead and wounded on ilie field.
Berlik, July 1.
The follo^ng official despatch has been received from the headquarters of the Crown Pince of Prussia :—: —
The result )f the three days' fighting, in which the sth Prussian corps has bceri engaged cannot iJe-toO highly estimated. Onthe it was opposed by the 6th Austrian corps, under General Rauiminjjf. A , letter was, found, addressed by the latter to General Benedek in Josephstadt, which affords complete prwf I;hat the,, forces unde,r his commahc wbr,e thoroughly exhausted. Hetherein requested General Benedek to end him two fresh brigades in orde 1 that his troops i&ight bivouac under their protection, and ac knqwledged .tiat they would not be able to fight on tlu following <Lrf . The oth Prussian corjs was therefore opjosed on the 28th and 29th by the corp& of the Archdub Leopold and General iTestetics. Tie fighting on these two days extendet over a much greater line than on the ?7th. The Austrian corps, under Generjl Gablenz, was completely broken up. Besides innumerable prisoners, 20 five colors, and two 1 standards belonging to the corps of General Gab'enz, fell iuto the hands of j the Prussian troops. A great iunNlta'r ?£ workmen have lw> «? ye f °*" to ereei,T""* m ments.
LA.UBA.N, July 1. It is aimoijiiced that the total loss of the Ausriais up to the present is <*0,000 nte'ri.:
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West Coast Times, Issue 292, 30 August 1866, Page 3
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