The Daily Register

Rosecrans at Chickamauga— Frederick at Hochkirch.

Military critics, whose experience entitles their opinions to weight, have considered Rosecrans the most military General that we have. His conduct throughout this war, especially his manipulations of his troops, prove that he understands his business professionally. His conduct in this last battle, so nearly resembles that of Frederick the Great at Hochkirch, that it is worth while to signalize roughly the comparison. Maj. Gen. Thomas likewise played his part with as much zeal, discretion and courage as Frederick's Lieutenant General, De Ziethen, whose prescience and intrepidity saved the Prussians from a greater disaster. Daun had 90,000 men, Frederick 43,000. The former took advantage of Frederick's confidence to deal him a "malicious blow." He attacked him by surprise, October 14, 1758, in a mountain region, and, with a loss of about 6,000 men and five Major Generals, (just the number the rebels are reported to have had killed,) drive him from his position, with a loss of 9,000 killed and 101 cannon.

Yet, notwithstanding, the King made such a magnificent retreat that the Austrians did not dare to renew the attack. In a few days the Prussian army was as formidable as before the battle. Such, too, was Frederick's vigor and activity, that, despite this reverse and its attendant consequences, he was able to raise the siege of Neisse, drive the Austrians out of Silesia, relieve Dresden, besieged by the victorious Daun in person, and force him to fall back across his own (the Austrian) boundaries. With this analogy to Frederick, let us see if Rosecrans can emulate his after energy.

There is scarcely a battle which has been fought in this war to which a parallel cannot be produced from scientific military annals, and so surely do historical events repeat themselves that no battle can be fought or manoeuvre be carried out for which a parallel, more or less close, cannot be found in the chronicles of war.—N. Y. Times.