Wilhelm der Siegreiche.

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Persistent identifier:: zastrow_wilhelm_1910

Title:: Wilhelm der Siegreiche.

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: The Macmillan Company

Document type:: Monograph

Collection:: deutschesreich

Publication year:: 1910

DDC Group:: Geschichte

Copyright:: Ewiger Bund

Language:: German

PAGE 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. I. 10. II. 2 * VI (pp. 34-41) The king inquired who had brought the news that the Austrians to all appearances were going to attack on the morrow. I thought at first that there must be a mistake, but I see now that the matter is exactly as you reported it. Before he had finished the king interru'pted him and #ordered him to report the matter to Aloltke. The king's aide-de-camp rode without delay to Königinhof to deliver an order to the crown-prince to start at once. Wbhile he was considering whether he should start at once #on not, a message arrived from Alolike to the effect that he had dirined the enemy's plan and made the necessary arrangements. The king rose at four orclock, and after a four hours’ drive mounted his horse and galloped up the hill. When the king saw the troops Cross the river Bistritz to storm the wocded hill on the opposite bank, his anziety became very great. There seemed to be no prospect of success unless the Crown-prince arrived in time. On a shell bursting quite close to the king, Bismarck rode up to him to ask him not to expose himself to such great danger. Even though Bismarck as major had no right to give the commander-in-Cchief advice, it was his duty as prime- minister to call the king's attention to lihe danger to which he was exposing bimsell. The outlock from the Rosko Alountain was better. though the latter was not out of range. At last Mloltke galloped up to the king and reported that the Crown- prince had arrived and had already joined in the battle. The enemy centre soon began to waver and the artillery lire became feebler. As the king rode along between ihe regiments he was everywhere received with loud cheers. Ab#er a twelve hours'’ march the king's grenadiers joined in the battle with irresistible bravery. Ac the close of the day the King handed to his son, the crown-prince Frederick, the orure poier le uiérite in N

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