The National Register.
London, England, 1809-05-14 00:00:00

BATTLE OF ABENSBERG, ON THE 20TH.

The Emperor regal ved to beat and destroy the corps of the
Archduke Louis and General Keller, which amounted to o,o'lo
men. On the2oth, hi- Majesty took post at Abeosberg ; le, gave
orders to the Duke of Auerstadt to keep the Cali); of Hohen-
zollern, af Itozeitherg, and Lichtenstein, in cloak, while with
the tali v isi Of ,traod and .:;oden, the Bavarians and
the W;riemhargner.:, he attacked the AI my of the Archduke
Loui. General ketlt•r in front, ao.l caused the communica-
tions of the enemy to be cut oil by the Duke of who
passed'hy Frey berg, and from thence p rof ceded to the rear of
the Austrian army. The divisions of M 'rand and Guden
formed the left, and maocelv red under the ord 'rs of the Duke
of Montebello. The Emperor determined to tight that day at
the Ite,d of the Bavarians and Wirtembur4hers. He ordered
the officers of these two armiei to form a c le, and addressed
them in a long speech. The Prince Royal of Bavaria tran-
slated iHto German what he said in French. The Emperormade
them seu-ihle of the confidence which he reposed in them. , e
told the Bavarian Oificers that the Austrians ha.l always b. en
their enemies, that they now wished to destroy their ind•pen-
dence; that for more than ‘.1%00 years, the Bavarian cludard had
been displayed against the Austrians. But at Ois time he
'would render them so powerful that they alone should be able
to contend with the House of Austria. He spoke to the \% ir-
temhurghers of the victories they hail obtained over the House
of Austria, when they served in the Prussian army, and of the
advantages which they had recently obtained from the Cam-
paign in Silesia. He told them all, that the moment was come
for carrying the war into the Austrian territory. 'I his speech
was repeated to the ditl'erent companies by the Captains, which
produced an effect which may easily he conceived. The Liu-
peror then gave the signal for battle, and planned his MiLZICCUVr• •
according to the particular character of the trote..:s. General
Wrede a Bavarian Officer of great ntert, :ii st:zintied at Sir-
genhurgh, and attacked an Austrian di ision. hith was op-
posed to him General Vandamme, who commarth.d the Wi!.-
temhurghers, attacked the enemy on their ri,..;:ht dank. The
Duke of Dantzic, with the division of the Prince Royal, and
that of General I)eroy, marched towards the village of Rec-
hausen, in order to reach the grand road fro'n Abensberg to
Land-hut. The Duke of Montebello, with 'the to o French
divisions. forced the extremity of the enemy's line, and over-
threw every thing that was opposed to him, awl advanced to
Rohr and Rosewhurgh. Our cannonade was successful on all
points. The enemy. disconcerted by our ynovements did no'
fight. for more than an hour, and then heat a retreat. Eight
standards, 12 pieces of cannon, and 18,00 D prisoners, were time
result of this affair, which cost us but a few men.

THE BATTLE OF LANDSHUT, AND TAKING OF

THAT PLACE.

The battle of Landshut having laid open the Calk of the Aus-
trian army, and all their magazines, the Emperor, by break of
day, on the 21st marched upon Landshut. The Duke of Istria
defeated the enemy's cavalry before the plain of that tit.v.
General of Division Nlouten, tomb- the grenadiers of the 17111
advance to the charge on the bi id„ e, forming the head of a
coltorio. This bridge, which was of e. one!, was set on lire, but
that was not an obstacle to our infantry, who forced
penetrated into the city. The enemy driven Cairn the posit ifri„
were then attacked by the Doke of ltivoli, who had advanced
by the right hank. Landshut fell into Our power, and 1! it h
Landshut we took 30 pieces of cannon, 900:) prisoners, 600
ammunition waggons, 3000 baggage wa:zgoa4, and the hospitals
and magazines which the Austrian: had began to form. Some
Couriers and Aides-de-Camp of the Commander in Chief,
Prince Charles, and some convoys of wounded men coming from
Laudshut, also fell into our hands.