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Monthly Chronicle.
at noon : it was too eagerly commenced . 1 he fifth half bngaue lost the road , and did not arrive in time . The numerous cavalry of the enemy confounded our light infantry ; but the brave 23 d sustained the combat till night , and we remained masters of the field of battle , two miles distant from the Fauxbourg of St . George , General Sahuguct , after having invested the citadel , attacked the Favourite . Already he obtained the greatest success , and had taken from the enemy three pieces of cannon , when he was obliged to fall back , and abandon the artillery he had taken from the enemy .
" In the mean time , Hulans , Hussars , and Cuirassiers , of the enemy , flushed with this slight success , inundated the country . Genera ! Massena laid ambuscades for them , which obtained a success the more happy , as it set our light infantry at work with them . We killed or took about 1 50 . 'The Cuirassiers were safe at least from musket shot . The enemy had at least 300 wounded . It was in these little checks that General Massena displayed great firmness in rallying his troops , and reconducting them to the battle . "While these different attacks were commencing . General Victor , with the ii-h
half-brigade of battle , in close columns by battalions , at the head of his division , marched ' against the enemy . The 32 c ! half-brigade , supported by General 1 Ciiniainc , at the head of two regiments of cavalry , marched by the right to receive the enemy , and push them on the side where Genera ! Pigeon was . The battle begun on all si ' des with great spirit . The Sth battalion of grenadiers , placed in the van , and led by the Adjutant-general Leclerk , and my Aid-de-camp Marmont , performed prodigies of valour . The 4 th haif-brigade , who cvn the left had begun the battle , attracted the particular ailenticn of the enemy , who found
themselves penetrated in the centre . We carried St , George ' s . A squadron of Cuirassiers charged a battalion of the 1 Si . ' . - which received them bayonet fixed , and made prisoners of all who survived the charge . We have made in this battle 2000 prisoners , among whom are a complete regiment of Cuiassiers , and a division of Hulans . The enemy must have had 2 , 500 men killed or wounded . We have taken twenty-live pieces of cannon , with their waggons attached . "Among our wounded , on the 14 th and 15 th , are General ' ictor , General Bertiii General St . HilaireGeneral Mayers when wounded going to the
as-, , sistance of a soldier charged by one of the enemy's Cuirassiers ; Genera ! Mttrat slightly wounded , Lannes , bead of brigade , Tailanri , head of battalion ; Leclerk , head of brigade of the 10 th regiment of light horse , was -wounded , charging at the head of his regiment , in the affair of the 25 - . i 1 . " I send you my Aid-ciu-camp Marmont , bearer of 22 flags taken from the Austrian's . BCUNAPAHIE . "
MILAN ' , OCrOSEll Cj . " A hundred and fifiv men of il-. e garrison of Mantua having made a sortie on the Sth ( Sept . 30 th ) at ten o ' clock in the morning , passed the Po tit Borgoforte , in order to lorage f _ -r provisions . In the mean time we effected the blockade of Mamna by the gates of Pradella and Ccrese , as I ha . l the honour to inform yen bv mv last dispatch . " " This detachment finding itself cut off from Mantua , endeavoured to retire to Florence . —Having arrived at l . cggio , the inhabitants being informed of it ,
ll ^ w to arms to prevent their passage , which obliged them to retreat to the Castle of Montec ! iie : . / o ! o , in the territories of the Duke of Parniti . " The brave inliabitau's of Reg « io pursued , invested , aud obliged them to surrender themselves prisoners by capitulation . Buot .-APAP . rt :. " MILAN ' , OCTOr . Ei ! Q . " The enemy finding themselves distutbed by the ( Ire kept up between our ) - > _ ¦ ¦; and the citadel , made a sortie for the purpose oT providi .- 'g themselves with fuel and provisions . They proceeded en the route from the c . talei to Get . vo , and attacked the Chateau de PraJa , defended bv the chief of battalion , Dalens , a ! ,
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Monthly Chronicle.
at noon : it was too eagerly commenced . 1 he fifth half bngaue lost the road , and did not arrive in time . The numerous cavalry of the enemy confounded our light infantry ; but the brave 23 d sustained the combat till night , and we remained masters of the field of battle , two miles distant from the Fauxbourg of St . George , General Sahuguct , after having invested the citadel , attacked the Favourite . Already he obtained the greatest success , and had taken from the enemy three pieces of cannon , when he was obliged to fall back , and abandon the artillery he had taken from the enemy .
" In the mean time , Hulans , Hussars , and Cuirassiers , of the enemy , flushed with this slight success , inundated the country . Genera ! Massena laid ambuscades for them , which obtained a success the more happy , as it set our light infantry at work with them . We killed or took about 1 50 . 'The Cuirassiers were safe at least from musket shot . The enemy had at least 300 wounded . It was in these little checks that General Massena displayed great firmness in rallying his troops , and reconducting them to the battle . "While these different attacks were commencing . General Victor , with the ii-h
half-brigade of battle , in close columns by battalions , at the head of his division , marched ' against the enemy . The 32 c ! half-brigade , supported by General 1 Ciiniainc , at the head of two regiments of cavalry , marched by the right to receive the enemy , and push them on the side where Genera ! Pigeon was . The battle begun on all si ' des with great spirit . The Sth battalion of grenadiers , placed in the van , and led by the Adjutant-general Leclerk , and my Aid-de-camp Marmont , performed prodigies of valour . The 4 th haif-brigade , who cvn the left had begun the battle , attracted the particular ailenticn of the enemy , who found
themselves penetrated in the centre . We carried St , George ' s . A squadron of Cuirassiers charged a battalion of the 1 Si . ' . - which received them bayonet fixed , and made prisoners of all who survived the charge . We have made in this battle 2000 prisoners , among whom are a complete regiment of Cuiassiers , and a division of Hulans . The enemy must have had 2 , 500 men killed or wounded . We have taken twenty-live pieces of cannon , with their waggons attached . "Among our wounded , on the 14 th and 15 th , are General ' ictor , General Bertiii General St . HilaireGeneral Mayers when wounded going to the
as-, , sistance of a soldier charged by one of the enemy's Cuirassiers ; Genera ! Mttrat slightly wounded , Lannes , bead of brigade , Tailanri , head of battalion ; Leclerk , head of brigade of the 10 th regiment of light horse , was -wounded , charging at the head of his regiment , in the affair of the 25 - . i 1 . " I send you my Aid-ciu-camp Marmont , bearer of 22 flags taken from the Austrian's . BCUNAPAHIE . "
MILAN ' , OCrOSEll Cj . " A hundred and fifiv men of il-. e garrison of Mantua having made a sortie on the Sth ( Sept . 30 th ) at ten o ' clock in the morning , passed the Po tit Borgoforte , in order to lorage f _ -r provisions . In the mean time we effected the blockade of Mamna by the gates of Pradella and Ccrese , as I ha . l the honour to inform yen bv mv last dispatch . " " This detachment finding itself cut off from Mantua , endeavoured to retire to Florence . —Having arrived at l . cggio , the inhabitants being informed of it ,
ll ^ w to arms to prevent their passage , which obliged them to retreat to the Castle of Montec ! iie : . / o ! o , in the territories of the Duke of Parniti . " The brave inliabitau's of Reg « io pursued , invested , aud obliged them to surrender themselves prisoners by capitulation . Buot .-APAP . rt :. " MILAN ' , OCTOr . Ei ! Q . " The enemy finding themselves distutbed by the ( Ire kept up between our ) - > _ ¦ ¦; and the citadel , made a sortie for the purpose oT providi .- 'g themselves with fuel and provisions . They proceeded en the route from the c . talei to Get . vo , and attacked the Chateau de PraJa , defended bv the chief of battalion , Dalens , a ! ,