Identifier: battlesofninetee01forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. strong positions occupied by Marshal Ney.From Italy came the news of Alassenassuccesses against the celebrated ArchdukeCharles, and at Dirnstein Marshal Mortier haddefeated the first Russian army under Kutusow.The Imperial headquarters had been establishedat Schonbrunn, the home of the Emperor ofAustria. Vienna had been occupied and thebridge across the Danube secured by Lannes andMurat. Kutusow, after his defeat at Dirnstein,had been driven back through Hollabrunn on camp at Boulogne was left, that the commonsaying passed in the ranks that Our Emperordoes not make use of our arms in this war somuch as of our legs ; and the grave result ofthis constant swiftness had been that manysoldiers had fallen to the rear from indispositionor fatigue, and even the nominal strength ofcorps was thus for the time seriously diminished.It is recorded that in the Chasseurs a Chevalof the Guard alone there was a deficiency ofmore than four hundred men from this cause.
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the saying passed, our emperor does not make use of our arms in this war so MUCH AS Oi- OUR LEGS Brunn by the same marshals at the head of theFrench advanced guard, and had now joinedthe second Russian army, with which was itsEmperor Alexander in person, and an Austrianforce under Prince Lichtenstein, accompanied bythe Emperor of Austria. The main body of the Grand Army had,under Napoleon, followed its advanced guardinto the heart of Moravia. Its headquartersand immediate base were now at Brunn, but itsposition was sufficiently critical, at the extremityof a long line of operations, numbering lessthan 70,000 disposable men, while the Russo-Austrian army in front amounted to 92,000.So rapid had been the mo\ements since the But all these laggards were doing their best torejoin the army before the great battle tookplace which all knew to be inevitable, and inwhich all were eager to bear their part. Napoleon had himself arrived at Brunn onthe 20th of November, and during the followingdays

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