half," what military men may count almost incredible, they are
fairly on their ground, motionless the most of them by 9 A.M.;
the rest wheeling rightward, as they successively arrive in the
Chwala-Podschernitz localities; and, descending diligently,
Sterbohol way; and will be at their harvest-work anon.

Meanwhile the Austrians, seeing, to their astonishment, these
phenomena to the north, and that it is a quite serious thing, do
also rapidly bestir themselves; swarming like bees;--bringing in
their foraging Cavalry, "No time to change your jacket for a coat:"
rank, double-quick! Browne is on that right wing of theirs:
"Bring the left wing over hither," suggests Browne; "cavalry is
useless yonder, unless they had hippogriffs!"--and (again Browne
suggesting) the Austrians make a change in the position of their
right wing, both horse and foot: change which is of vital
importance, though unnoted in many Narratives of this Battle.
Seeing, namely, what the Prussians intend, they wheel their right
wing (say the last furlong or two of their long Line of Battle)
half round to right; so that the last furlong or two stands at
right angles ("EN POTENCE," gallows-wise, or joiner's-square-wise
to the rest); and, in this way, make front to the Prussian
onslaught,--front now, not flank, as the Prussians are
anticipating. This is an important wheel to right, and formation in
joiner's-square manner; and involves no end of interior wheeling,
marching and deploying; which Austrians cannot manage with Prussian
velocity. "Swift with it, here about Sterbohol at least, my men!
For here are the Prussians within wind of us!" urges Browne. And
here straightway the hurricane does break loose.

Winterfeld, the van of Schwerin's infantry (Schwerin's own