The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-05 00:00:00

BATTLE- OF pRIENNE.

" Brienne' le Chateau is a plHce gulte open,
without ,walls, with houses of .wood, at the
foot of an eminence, on • which is situated the
castle, and which extends as far as Lisinont.—
From Brienne to Mentierender, and on the other

side as far as Trannes, there are large plains.
Lieut.-Gen.Count Fallen had in themorning
covered with 2000 horse the march of the corps
of Sacken, from Lismont upon Brienne, and had
observed the deployment of the enemy's forces. ,
" The town of Brienne was occupied by the
corps of Olsusief, The corps of Sackett was be-

hind in columns on the road from Brietne to. La
Rothiere.

" The enemy slimed a considerable mass of
cavalry against General Pahlea, who, to avoid a
combit with the enemy's cavalry, which was su-
perior in numbers, retired upon Brienne. The
enemy, to out-flank him, extended his cavalry
to the heights, and General Pahlen, according to
his instructions, retired through the town upon
Sacken's corps. The enemy had formed his co-
lumns of attack, both infantry and artillery,
against Brienne, and made them advance froni

i►e right wing, where the cavalry remained ►!1O-

tionless. On his left wing he had little cavalry,
but masses of infantry and two batteries, which,
with two others on the right wing-, fired on the
town, and had already set it on fire in sevetlil
places. The enemy could not make use of
his cavalry upon his right wing ; he had been
obliged to draw it back, upon his left wing
after the departure of Count Pallier]. The
Yeld-Marshal profited by his fault ; he ordered

the -cavalry of General Sacken, which had been
added to that of .Count Pahlen, to throw itself
promptly on the left wing of the enemy. This
took place at the close of the day ; the two bat-
teries of the enemy were taken, and his left wing
overthrown.

" Iu the mean time, General Olsusiet had re-
pulsed the attack against the town, but the ene-
my continued his attacks on the right wing with
fresh troops ; they were repulsed like the preced-
ing, but on the side of the Castle the enemy
found means during- the night to penetrate thither
by a passage which was not occupied, and to
Mahe himself master of the castle, and a part of
the to.cn. The corps of Sackett advanced at the
pas de charge, and 'at eleven in the evening the
battle ended, when Brienne, all on fire, remained
in our possession, and sonic tiraileurs of the ene-
my occupied the castle. All the prisoners were
of the guard, and said tire Emperor commanded.
them in person. The Field-Marshal deferred till
the next day concentrating his corps, and left
Brienne le Chateau occupied by cavalry.
. " It was in the Milital School of this place

that Napoleon was brought up ; it was thereth't
be took the first lesions of the military art) 3-id
he has burnt his cradle.

" On the 30th, of January the enemy causte
his left wing to advance, inclined towards the
south with COlui lhls of infantry upon Menne, "L'a
cannonaded with heavy artillery our lines qf
valry behind.tbat town. They retired slowl7' n°
the position of Tt;auties. The enemy placed
right wing at Dieuville, his centre at La
thiere, and his left wing at thaumeneil. He dis'
played
.conliderable force-s, and even superior t°

those of the Army of Silesia.
The enemy advanced on the 31st of Jan!-'3li
He deployed in the plain between Rotbiere 91i,
Traunes. Ile occupied a wood on a height
advance of the position of Traunes, where hit'
could attack with much advantage.
" In the mean time the principal army l'3`i
proceeded forwards. General D'York bad o!liE
30th of January attacked and carried St. Dizin
where he had taken -a piece of cannon. filje
.General, Field-larshal the Prince of Sewartzeiv
berg gave information to the Field-Marshal; that
on the Ist of February the corps of the
Royal of Wirtemberg, that of Count Giulay,
the reserves of the Russian grenadiers, would 'WI
rive at Traunes. He charged the Field..MarsP
to attack the enemy with these troops, while Old
General of cavalry, Count Wrede, advanced fOl/1
Doulevent against Brienne."

BATTLE LA OF ROTHIERE.
" The Field Marshal fixed the hour of noon to
attack, in'three columns. The,Prinee of Warteor
berg was to attack Chaumeriel, General 13ar''''
de Sacken, La Rothiere, and General Count
lay, Dienville. The Russian grenadiers remakil"
to form the Reserve. .
" The Prince of Wurtemberg began the battle
by the attack of the wood on the heights,
be enemy from it, attacked La Chiory, carric
it, and surmounted all the difficulties of
ground, which prevented him,among other thiog"
from Causing his artillery- to adyance to the
tack. General ,De Sacken could not wake 111
move, as it was sunk in a sandy soil, where °li
half was obliged to remain in its position till the
harnesses were taken off to bring forward T
Other.

" Gen. de Sacken penetrated to La nothie:rs',
Gen. Count Giulay conducted his artillery ag°-111,y
Dienville, and caused Unienville to be t:khe'l
o'c"
lhe infantry at 3 6'c:hick ; the action boom".
neral, storms of snow in the meantime so ObScul;
Cd the air, that the artillery was obliged to ce's,l
its fire, the two armies not beitig able see cues"
other. The enemy adanced with superior
'1
against the Prince of Wurtentherg, and to"k -• f)
Chiery ; the Prince retook it, and kepc it, alter
throWing into it' eight battalions.
" Gen. Baron de Sicken then formed 1005ce41
and took the village of la Rotheire. The eac'll.
attacked that of the enemy, which. me -, it 'All-
r
great superiority of force, and advanced up ti)
masses of infantry. -The cavalry of General Srlckirk
then received reinforcements; and advanced it
ibe
in concert with the infantry. The cavalry t't
.•
-enemy was overthrown, arid pursued toward' obe
Brienne.• The 'enemy's infantry -w as 'put t 0
I,ol'
route. Thirty-two 'pieces of cannon were
From that moment the battle was gained.
" The enemy still maintained himself ill tilrs,
places. The Field- Alarshal had sent rcinfolc-ei,
mews to the Prince of Wirtemberg. Ile e•
ducted the reserves himself against Rothiere•
". The Hereditary Prince put himself irvc`ll
trilj
munication with General Count Wrede ;
at first gained Chanmenil. , They. afterk' t
took Rothiere, hut the enemy still .
himself till 11 o'clock in the houses. At. 116
was about midnight] when General Count
htk
succeeded, after having surmounted many o'.
•cles, to take and preserve Dienville.
"Then the enemy, beaten at all points,
during the night by Brienne.
was received from General Wreck riot :is
had taken possession of A.lorvilfier,'tlat be,
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advancing upon Chaumenil, and that l'e , •
taken 23 pieces of cannon from the 6th
commanded by Marmont, which had fought iiggi"
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him. Prince Wurtemberg had taken [title: •
had an affair with the 2d corns of the eneill'Y',,r
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my's Guard before there. The M0n,•:,5
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in the centre of the A my, between Tratwe',
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THE SUN.

SIMENI Q(113 DIOEKE FALSUM AUDEAT

LO:DON, •
S,l TUR D‘l3;, .1.14 /I CH'S, 1814.

The army
is pursuing him in the direction of
Paris. •

" In this battle, for which the enemy had col-
leeted the corps of Colloredo, Wittgenstein,
l'arck, Kleist, 'a►►d the resenes, as well as the
Russian and Austrian Guards, were not engaged•

How• could the enemy risk a battle with
furces so trifling? The Emperor Napoleon has
"cceeded in thising some places through which
bis army passed.

" The Allied Armies have found themselves. in
the sad necessity of destroying the villages, the
li!habitants of which fired upon them, and of
k,a"sing the guilty to be sacrificed." —(Frankfort
Feb. 14.)

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-h,:vrl)-1 Holland, I Dublin. O'lE-1 Malta, 15 Gotten-
-4101, 3 Heligoland, 1 (itternse;f, 1 Jersey, 1 Waterford.

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THIN MAY AI"rWF.I.VG o'cLoc/C.
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