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thafirst and second columns advanced Intrepidly upon Asperu, '
an the enemy began to fall back to his position between Es-
slingen and Asperu, Lieut.-Gen. Hohenzollern ordered up hit
batteries, and a very brisk cannonade commenced on both &ides.
The first line formed iit i hse column: of battalions, and ad-
vanced with the greatest resolution upon the enemy, wheoltis
cavalry suddenly rushed forward in such disproportionate num-
bers, and VI ith such rapidity, that there was scarcely time to
lase the artillery is hush had been brought up, and the battalions
were left to defend ittemselyes by their own unsupported exer-
tions. This was the remarkable monseot in which the regi-
ments of Zarb, Joseph Colloredo, Zeit witz, Freon, a battalion
of Stein's, and the sectoti battalion of the Archduke Charles's
Legion, under the conduct of Lieutenant-General Brady, and
Generals Buresch, Nlnier, and Kolier,-deinonitrated with nn-
yaralleletl foriittit'At %oat the fixed determination to conquor
or die is capable of effecting against the most impetuous at-
tacks. The enemy's cavalry turned these battalions on both
wings, penetrated between them, repulsed the squadrons of
O'Reilh s light horse. who were unable to withstand such a
superior force, and in the confidence of victory summoned these
corps of heroes to lay down their arms. A well directed and
destrectile fire wai the answer to this degrading proposition,
and the eueiny's cavalry abandoned the field, leaving behind
them a cortsitlerable number of dead. This corps, as well as
the others, passed the night on the field of battle. .
FOCHT!' AND FIFTH COLUMNS.
These were both..composed of the corps of Lieut.-Gen. Prince
Rosenberg, on either bank of the Aussbach, and directed their
march from their position, to the right stod leff.orsPetitschsWa.-
gram. The fourth proceeded through It oschdorf straight to Es:
image°, c;11. Hardegg of iSchwarzenfterg's litiilans conducted
the advanced guard. The Fifth directed its march towards. the
left, in -order to go a circuit round the little town n.f.F3l?rr''dr;tfs
sod clit‘e the enemy
,nut of die' place.'. it_ was reinforced by H
Stipsic's hu,--;irs,nrulee the command of Colonel rrtylich. Lieut.
Cleo. Kfi9saif red the advanced guard of both columns. A.. this
'circuit 'round Etizersd.rf obliged the tif:a to clevribe a. fonger
line, it Wait occess•ry for the fourth
...US. advino rather more
ilowly. Enzersdnrf, hntve%er, was qtiicklv taken possession or
by a detachment of Stipsic's lin.y.r, and of:Ose Wallichp-Illy-
rian frontier regiment; as it was ;:tYreatly for the. greatest :part
evacuated by the enemy, frost» whom' no inore'thstn. thirty ',pri...,
soners could be taken. Both columns now received orders to ad
vance upon Esslingen. The fourth in close colonies of batta-
lions of Czarteriskj's, Archduke L. iis's and Cob :r;, ~ wh,.
we twice successive) y attacked by op wails of .two thousand
of the enemy's heavy eavale ; but these were each time put to
flight b) our brave infantry with considerable loss.. OF the firth
.ealam, two battallion's of Chasteller's adva'iced directly upon '
Esslingen, while two battalions of Bellegartie's were ordered* to
penetrate the left flank of the villnee, and the small conti-
guous wood. Two battalions of Hillier's and Sztarras's be-
sides the Archduke Fertsinand's and titipsic's regiments of hos-
' tsars, and two divisions of Rosenberg's light horse, were in the
plasti in readiness to support them. These combined attacks.
'ere male 1,. ii-e seceessively with uncommon intrepidity, he
enemy's troops w ere repulsed at all puints. anti driven into the
village of Esslingen, which had been Set on fire. But as.the viol
try's army ‘s as drawn up in 6everal lines between Esslingen and
Aspens, met each new attack with fresh reitiforCements, because
the safety of his retreat depended on the poSsessionof this vii.
)age ; our troops were obliged to abandon it at theappreach of
Night, anti await, under arms, the arrival of morning.
The reserve corps of cavalry had
.tuarched in taro columns
inter the commat,.l .of General Prince Lichtenstein, and ad-
vanced upon the New Inn between Basch:kJ and Ilt eitinlee.,-
General Count Wartensleben with Iliankenstein's hussars,
.con-
ducted the advanced guard. No sootier did the enemy, perceive
the general advance of she army, than he placed time bulk of his
cavalry, supported by some battalions of infantry, in order of
battle between L--lingers and Aspen). and connaeaced a beiid&
cannonade upon the coluwas of AustrWa cavalry a; they 4,tp.
pronebed.
Pt ince Lichtenstein directaltbis rotumo to march forward in
two lines, on it bleb the .enemy detached f itr or five thousand
corals) from his pitsition la this r4ht by way. of Esslingen, and
e:4ited S•:ITIP apprebc.. • ,n.that he would impede the progress of
'the rot ii t. '„ ..,,„, . ...ea break through it. The Prince there-
'fa r4i7P- o the lift, and kept the second co.
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a 1114../ • , ;:.. - „...\te writ convince. that the fourth
Isfp-,/ r . ..., -.7-- ; NO. A )merit . I march.
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.TULY 16.

also advanced wills the greatest confidence townedS the right
wing of the Austrian:. They were received with a firmness,
which they probably did not expect. The intrepidity of the ca-
valry-whist had marched up, pasticularly Mnurice Lichtenstein's
regiment, and the Archduke Francis's cuirassiers, the former
headed by its gallant Colonfri, n ..oussel,frusti ated the repeated as-
saults of the enemy by rounter-attacks, by tV hich they a; length
put a stop to his impetuous advance, amid completely repulsed
him with considerable loss. In these conflicts, the French Ge-
neral of Durosnel, Equerry to the Emperor; 14aSiaken
prisoner a few paces from him, as WBSIIISO Gen. Fouler, Equerry
to the Empress, after having been slightly wounded. Not with-.
standing the fire of musketry which now ensued, the Prince or.
Aered a general advance, by which the enemy %%as sti•ttightened
in the alignement between Esslingen and Avert); but :n account
of the flatik!ng tire from Esslingen, could not be pursued any
further. ibe tire of his guns was answeredwith spirit by the
horse artillery 40 m seven in the evoniug, three thoust9d horsd
were ay ,in detached towards the point cf betiyeen the
cavalry cf the corps of reserve and the left wing of Prince
liohenzolle7n. and fell an masse upon the hcigades of cuirassiers
of ier4erals Kroyber, Klary, and Siegetithul ; but by the
stead) iatrel,tidity of the Blankenstein's and Itiech's regiments,
• who' with the utmost gallantry made a sudden attack on the ems.-
My's ttrit;k7., his cavalry was agaiit repulsed, and part °fit, which
had fallen upon some of the regiments of the new levies,, placed
in third line, Sias gut off and I be., e taken. bleanwhil night came
on, aod it was pa4sed by Cie Prince in the best state of prepara-
tion on the ground which he had gained :loin the enemy. '

• Far the first tins Napoleon ha, 4usta',ned a defeat in Gerroany.
fro.n this moment he was reduced to tl a rank of hold soc-
ces4tal fierier:du, who, like hiinsel4after a long series of ,iestruc-
tive a="iievem.ms, experienced the if icis•itude,. of tom*. The
inv ineibil-,ty was issolveri. No longer the 5p0:1.4
cnt‘i fortune. by posterity he will be characterized as the
of the tickle goddess. New hopes begin. to atiOnute the
~vvressed natioo. To the Austrian army the 21:4-of May Was
`6a vital ;114 glorious rp •r•n, that must inspire it with rt con-.
stivntinusness of its str,,ngth, nod a confidence in its energies.
I.Civerwh,laied , our irri.sistable infantry, its proud opponents
were e:vieivi,.-!! In the dust, and the presence of their hitherto trn-
rooquere,d Emperor was no longer ;,:itp4ble of snatching from tte
heroes of Att.:rift the laurels is hi: h they had acquired.
•
• Napoleon's gln,iy was obviously at• stake. ,New efforts were
to be etpectea hog day; hut he VIM obliged to
light for his existence. *B mean% of ti-e-• hi vs sent down the Da-
' riube, the Archduke had ~atised the enemy's bridge on the Lobne
broken down, anti it.;•:=•poir. woull lake up several hours.
Meanwhile Napoleon h;ul alri,,;(ly iu tar evening nee' joined by
the corps of fierier-al Oulinot t; 'and all the disposable troops fol-
lowed from Vienna nOil the Upoier Danube, and were trans,
ported across the river in vessel;a,. fast as they arrived. The
Archduke, on his part, ordered the grenadier cusps which had
oilt had any share in the first en,gi.4-einert, to advance from its
position near Gerasdorf to Breitonire; arci the short night was
scarcely:, sufficient to complete the respedive prevarations for
the commencement of a second tragedy,. • •

BATTLE OF THE TWENTY-F.pOND OF MAY.
• • CORPS OP LIEUT.-GENERAL ;111.1.CR.

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With the morning's dawn the enemy renewed his attacks,
witieh far surpassed in impetuosity thine of tots preceding day.
It was a conflict of valour and mutual eitasperiq;on. Scarcely
had the French guards compelled General Bails:ant to abandon
A•pern, when the regiment of Klehek again jit'llPtrated into
the burning villatie, drove hack the choicest troops of the coetnye
ant!: engaged in n new combat in the midst of the conflagration,
till, at the expiration of au hour, it was also obliged to give
way. The regiment of Reitjoysky now rushed in, and
.at the
br.t onset gained• possession of the church-yard; the
Wilt; b Field Marshal Lieutenant flilier immediately ordVied
the first division of pioneers, to pull down, and the church,
gether with the parsnnage, to he set on tire.—Thus 'was this
regiment, supported by somd battalions, commanded by General
ifialichi, at length enabled to maintain itself at the entrance of
the village, after overcoming the resistance, bordering on de-
' .pssi,r, opposed by the flower of the French army. Neither
could the enemy produce any farther effect upon the bushy mea-
dow, after Lieut.-General Hiller had ordered the force there to
he supported by two battalions of Anton Mittrowsky's, and a
batters ;. on which the Jager:, St. George's, and two battalion,
of Vienua volunteers, drive him from his advantageous positiaiis
Wilich :ha-sever aftentards atteoptcd to recover.