The National Register.
London, England, 1814-02-27 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL EGIFTER.

T
Mi:itaryix.re,rt jeans Co;owl Loire, dated hew! quarters, Army of
.Silesia, Chaion3, Feb. lii.
St n -- FieVl Marshal Blucher hal bad to Susthin at:wirer asul tom, (At-
enale contesa aganivt a &Teri a• force of the enemy, under tl.c c•na-
min I or Bit-Map:Ole in person.
After having driven Mar3ll.ll Martnont from the position of Ltoaes
nit the, iSils. he there leatut that 141101:RV:We I:iid Inliel:ed with lila
woods on • the preceding thy to Chateau Tliierry ; Goleta{ Dl' ark
trod General Kam% Sackett haviog reeiou-l.y quitted that tom!, and
Kticed ',rabid the Matne.,
Yesterday !twiling, Marshal Manumit was announcer! to be in re-
iViiii in)111 the % liiage of Fromentieles, Field Alarsli.d Blucher, %% iio
had hisouacked the nilAt preceding at Ch ,mp Aubert, resolved on
pursuing bran. lie had under his orders only the corps ef Ceneral
!drat einti General Kvotos nes division of Gene:al Count Langeron's
t0r,,,.
Tile enemy retired uhtil be came near the village of J-invilliers,
where a consult rabic body or cavalry watt observed to be collected.
In the anionr of pursuit, six guns, which had been cat ;led forward,
were suddenly rushed cyan, nod hiczrd by them. The Prussian ca-
vaoy, under General Zieten noel Colonel Blitchtl, son of the Field
Marshal, immediately charged, and retook them. Several prisoners
fell into his hands, and from them it was learnt that Baonaparte was
on the grWIA. ha ViUC just Ririved, with the %bole of his guards, and
a large body of cavalry. -They had matela a forced nsarch during the
Moto from Chateau Thierry. %
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The infantry of Field Marshal Blucher was at . tittle advancing in
,olumns of battalious on the open grounds on eac k side of the chaussee
lending throngb the village
The cavalry, which was observed to be increasing, suddenly came
forward is a large WWII'', broke through the cavalry of the advanced
guar;!, tbvidtd itself., and attacked, with the greatestfiny, (lie vo-
Wallis of infautry on the plain. The movement was observed The
• Caltunits formed into squares, which remained firm on their ground,
and commenced a he.ivy fire troiii their front, flanks, and tear. In
a Lrge tied on the right of the. village, six stoves were attacked at
the same time; all sucoeeded in repelling the enemy, the cavalry of
the advaneed guard in the meantime retiring in the totervals, form-
-111t; in tile rear, awl advawing again to charge the enemy') cavalry,
after it had been thrown into disorder, and compelled to retire from
the &sty:le:ivy lii e of the squares.. The enemy's numbers, however,
itic: eased, awl large bodies of cavalry were see» to he moviar round
on tither Ilsok. Two battalions of infantry of the advancid guard,
which had tattered the villaqe, could not form in time, and ?mitered
eonsiderably. Flehl-Marleil Bliieher, who had little cavalry with
him, resolved on withdrawing his force from a position where such
an mowed COliieNt 11115• t. be waned.
' Th- infantry were directs il to retire in columns and squares, with
&riflery in the intervals, covered on the flanks and rear by Air-
mialters and cavalry. The enemy lost no time in making the boldest
and most direct attacks. The conotty through which the line of
retreat lay, was genevaily open, without inelostres, but with small
woods and coises, which enabled the enemy's cavalry to conecal its
MOvenveLt,. 'fee intautry avoided in general entangling themselves
its them, and were thus the better enabled to preserve their perfect
twin:dial, and hold the eve:ny in greater respect. From the village
of Jam idlers to about half way between Champanbert and Etogea,
a distance of neatly four !..aware,, it was one ine.essant retiring can-
tos', not a single coition; or scpt are of infantry that was not either
el-arged by or exposed to the fire of the enemy. whilst a constant
fne V. as 1-.ept up by Co In w ithout any interruption of their march,
&ion; anal loading as tiny moved on, amid still preserving the most
perfect order. It tleinently harpenA that the enemy's cavalry
were lutes-mixed :title the squares. ant! always, in such case, cem•
pellet! to retire with great 105.,. Various charges were attempted
without aPy effect.
At sam-s4 t, it was observed that the corps of cavalry which had
been set n to take a circdit loomd the flanks, had thrown themselves
into the line of our retreat, about half way between Champanbcrt
and Etorgt s. and formed themselves into a solid mass on the Chatoc-
see and tot each side of it, with the evident determinatimi to hat.
the p.issage. At this monicut rield•Marshal Blucher found himself
snrroonded on c very side. Ilk decision was as prompt as the reso-
lution determii.ed to execute it--to continue his• march, and break
through the obstacle opposed to it.
The columns and squares, assailed now on every side, moved on in
the, rhost firm and perftet order. The artillery opened a heavy fire
on the cavalry that had .planted itself on the_chanssi,e, which was
sacceeded by vollies of atiusquetry.from the advancing columns of
iaantry. The enemy'& cavalry could not stand agaiult such deter-
mination They trete ferced to quit. the chaussee, and leave the
passazca on each bit Pt* it Inicol awl to limit their flintier attacks

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solely to the flanks and 1- ear. 'The columns and squares eu the
fi inks awl rear were eqnally assailed, tune flora single one. i!urin4
the whole of the time was broken, or 104 its order A' ;tight came
on, the infantry attacks succeeded to those of the cavalry. As the
troops were entering the village of F.:oges, they were assailed by
%Punic:4 of nuisquetry from a body of infantry ti.at had penetrated by
byeroads on both flanks of their match. Generals Kleist and Kap..
with their respective corps, however. :wain broke threngh
tin, obstacles opposed to them, force.] their way through the village,
tinaigh with considerib!e kss, one! brooglir in their corps, without
tintin r attack or molestation, to the position of Scrg(!es, where
they bivouacked fin the right.
Ihe loss in killed, wonaded, and prisoners during thi't it ng ani
arduous struggle, is estimated at about three thousand tit e linridryfi
men, is ith seven pieces of artillery. enemy evident'y contem-
plated the destruction of the mimic corps. His force mwt have
been doubt,. ; his cavalry in mere than a treble proportion, probably
eight tlionsand Itioehei's atoll! re was o „re
numerons and better served. 'l he. enemy's loss from its fire. :did
from. the constant repoises of his cavalry by the fire of the sqi a:es,
must have been txeessive.
, I want words to 4 sprees my admiration of the intrepidi.:y and
discipline of the troops. "Flie example of Field-Marshal Blucher
himself, who was every where, and in the most exposed situations;
of Generals Kleist and Kapsiewitz ; of General Giliesenan, who di.
meted the movement on the eh oisi:e ; of General Zicten, and
• Prince Augustus of Prussia, always at the head of hi. brio:Ade, ani-
mating it to the most heroic efforts, could not fail to inspile the 'AI•
diers with a resolution that must have even struck the enemy with
admirat on and sin prise
The position et Cnalons presenting the advantage of foraiing a
junction of the different corps of his army, Field 11Iarshal Flucher
resolved on marching thither, having received reports durint; the
battle, that GeneraLs D'Yorek and Sacken had arrived at Rheims,
ard that General Wilitzingerode was within one or two days nn re/
of it. l'he whole of the Army of Silesia w;1 thus sqon be mute.
and be enabled to advance against the enemy wi.li that confidence
of Puccen which numbers and union affords.
I have the honour to be, &e.
(Signed) H. LOWE.
Lieut.-Gen. the lion. Sir C. Stewart, K. B.

P. S. Your Aitl-de-camp, Captain Harris, has been constantly
with the advanced or rear gnarls; as occasion has pointer! out. He
accompanied the ProNsian cavalry lo their ..liarge in the mornings
and I am much indebted to him for his assistance awl reports.

(Two military reports of Colonel Lowe, dated Chalons, the 16th
and.l7th, mention-the taking of Soissoos by asitault. by the corps of
Gencial Winfingerode, who took three thonsand prisoners, Hirt e
Generals, and thirteen pieces of Catllloll. It also ailiounces the
junction of D'Vorek and Sicken with 13)nclier, the ?•peedy advance
of those of Langerneu and St. Priest, fir the lame pi. !vise, anti the
expected openiog of a communication Kith General Winzbelerode.
Blitchei's army had been speedily refitted with every necessary-)

Dispatch from Lord Burghersh, doled Troyes, Ftb. 13,1814.

Loan---'The army under the immediate ordcrs of :"rinse
Schwartzenberg has continued the movement, the details of h
I hail tIY honour of tran.mittitm to you in the last dispatch.
The Prince Royal of Wirtemberg Rum-Honed the commandant of
Sens on the 11 ti, to surrender ; upon the refusal of that Oftrer the
barricades of the place•were to:ced, and after considerable resistance
the town was taken.
The Prince Royal afterward. directed lii force on Pont.-Sur•Von-
ne. from whence he has marched upon Bray.
On the 9th, at night, a re poi t was recer-ed from General Witt-
genst.-iii, at Merv, that yillenox was occupied by a censiler.
able force of Fruncli. and that Bncn %parte was there in person.
Prinee Srhwartzenberg proceeded himself the next (1,1 to reconnoi-
tre Nogent. and make a movement upon it calculated to attract the
atteotion of tlw enemy.
On the 9th General Cvint Hattlega lisd attackcol the rear-guard
of tin enemy, in a position bet,ve entlomilly anti St. Hilaire, and
had driven it with some loss towards ,Nog,•nt. Prince Sehwart7efl.
berg upon his arrival near that town, dirceied attaA to
be made upon this rear-guard, which occnpie,l a pol.itigo between
Marnay. St.Aubin, and Macau). Gen, lia rdege ae ked bpon read
towards St. Aubill,
.the advance of General Wen ittg upon the
road to Mutiny. Tin enemy was driv;li from his pwitioo, and
forced to retire into Nugent. Count flard•gg portal. d him into that
town, and otahlithed.hiny4lf on the 40th in 0 pat t of theTlace.

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