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1 TIE 'BATTLE OF MAGENTA

"The separate reports,"" says the ,Maniteur,
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"addressed by the generals commanding the dif-
ferent corps d'arnzee to the Emperor; after the
battle of ;Magenta, have just been received by the
Minister of War. Although the general bulletin
of the battle, which has .been already published,
made known- to the• public the most important
facts of that great military event, these reports will
be read with lively interest. They moreover give,
as to. the part taken by each id that victory, in-
teresting' details' into which the general report
could not -enter." .The following is the, report of
the general-in-chief of the Imperial Guard :
" Bridge of San Martino, sth.
"Sire—According to the orders of your Majesty,
the 2d brigade of the Grenadiers of the Guard,
under the command of General Wimpffen, left Tre-
cate at eight o'clock in the morning of the 4th to
occupy the tete7depont of San- Martino, which
was.found to have:been- evacuated by the AUstrians.
The latter, in effecting their'retreat on the evening
before, had attempted. to.•hlaw up the bridge over
the Ticino, but the. operation was not ;successfully
performed ;..although two of the arches were
seriously damaged, the bridge, by means of some
repairs,. vas, made practicable for infantry and
even, for
,artillerY. • The g'renadier's crossed the
bridge and advanced to reconnoitre the opposite
bank, on which the enemy did not show themselves
in any great force. -• • -
" At teh :o'floqc in the porning, the brigade of
General ,Cler, two squadrons of Chasseurs of the
Guard, wider the orders of General Cassaignolles,
three batteries of foot and two 6f hOrs'e' artillery
left Trecate fOr the tete-de-pont of San Martino,
where
-they arrived at half-past eleven.

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, "At that moment, some cannon shots and mus-
-ketry were exchanged between the Austrians and
two battalions of General Winipffen, supported by
a section bf the foot artillery. The Austrian skir-
mishers and some Ple6bs of cannon, which they had
placed in
,position; were driven back beyond the
bridge of the Na.vigfio .(canal). About one o'clock
in the afterneon I ordered an end to be put to this
combat, which was without object, and there was
no lenger,any firing, except a few straggling shots
.exchanged between {,.; grenadiers, who were near
.the bridge of Saii.l‘/artino and the enemy's skir-
,mishers, who hid" reoccupied their former position
in front of the bridge of the Naviglio.:. .• ,
," At. half-past one your Majesty heard the can-
nonade which hid commenced towardsthe right of
the enerars position,'nd concluded from that cir-
cumstance that the corps d'arinee of General Mac-
Mahon and' the diVisiOn of Voltigeurs of the Guard,
under the orders of 'General CaMou, had executed
their turning movement. • •

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"To have allowed that corps d'arnzee to con-
tend alone with , the whole -of "the enemy's forces
might have rendered more difficult, oreven wide-
cisive, the result of the well combined attack of
General,de MacMahon. In order, therefore, to di-
vide .the enemy's' attention and forces, your Ma-
jesty, ,being aware of the approaching arrival-of the
respective corps of General Niel and -of Marshal
Canrobert, ordered the division tif Grenadiers of the
Guard, omething under 5,000 strong; to attack the
enemy's position in frept.
" That position formed a vast semi circle of small
hills/ its,right supported by the village of 13uffilora,
its.centre at'lllagenfa, and its left at Rebecco. The
whole line was covered by a wide 'and deep canal,
known. by the name of the Naviglio Grande, run-
ning between two steep embankments, and only
pass

able on the three, bridges opposite the above-
named villages. In front of and behind tho bridge
of Magenta were fout large houses built of granite
(the buildings of the station and the custom-house)
the houses, which were occupied by thi enemy, de-
fended 'the approach to the canal, and prevented its
being pas

" he ground to the right and left of the main
road leading frema the, bridge of San Martino to
that of Magenta was interesected by ditches filled
with water and by inundated rice fields, which ren-
dered the march of infantry very difficult, except
along the main road. On the left, a narrow road
led to the bridge of Buffalora; on the right, the
railway led to that of Rebeceo. In order to carry
this formidable position, I caused the village
of Buffalora, on the left, to be attacked by
the 2d Grenadiers, under the command of Colonel
d'Altnn, and I sent along the railway, on the
right, tie 3d Grenadiers, under Colonel Metman.
The regiment of Zouaves were massed in a hollow
of the ground near the main road, where they wire
screened froin the enemy's fire. The road itself,
above the Zouaves, was , occupied by two pieces of
artillery, which returned with advantage the fire
of the enemy's guns.
- " On the right, the 3d Grenadiers, under Gen.
Wimpffen, forced from the enemy a redoubt which
covered the bridge of Rebeeco, drove them beyond
the canal, and, thanks to the vigour of this regi-
ment, all the efforts made by the Austrians to retake
that important post were victoriously repulsed
during the rest of the day. When this post was
carried, Lieut.-Colonel de Tryon, with one battalion
of the 3cl- Crenadiers, bore rapidly to the left, and
attacked the first two houses which covered the
approach to the bridge of Magenta ; after a sharp
fire of musketry he succeeded in taken them, but
his troop was tee weak to debouch froth. the bridge,
which was vigorously defended by very superior
forces. Then, the Zouaves, commanded by Colonel
Guignard, and directed by General Cler, supported
the attack of the 3d Grenadiers, forced the passage
of the bridge, took possession of the house to the
right, but had still to fight some time before they
could take the house on the left, from which a
destructive fire vas kept up. At last, after half an
hour's obstinate conflict, the post was carried by
main strength, and no further obstacle existed to
the free passage of the bridge.
" Perhaps it might have been prudent to stop
after this success, and to be , content with holding
possession of this sort of tete-do-pont until the ar-
rival of the two corps d'armee of General Neil and
Marshal Canrobert ; and that measure was the
more necessary that General do MacMahon had
suspended his attack; but, under the impulse of
their habitual impetuosity, our troops, though
scarcely three battalions strong, left the post
which- they had taken, and,, bore down on Ma-
genta, the centre of the- enemy's position. They
soon 'found themselves in • presence of superior
forces ; and some columns , of the enemy, covered
by sharpshooters, came and threatened their right
and left,' , At that moment, General Cassaignolles,
at the head 9f 110 chasseurs of the Guard, charged
several time with remarkable energy on the left;
and, notwithstanding the difficulty of the ground,
which was covered with trees and vines, he suc-
ceeded in sabreing the enemy's sharpshooters and
arresting the offensive advance of their columns.
" But the enemy favoured by the nature of the
ground, Which was scarcely practicable for cavalry,
soon resumed their offensive march, and the weak
detachment of chasseurs of the Guard retired
between ' the two houses forming the tete-de-pont
of Magenta, where it was soon rejoined by the ar-
tillery and infantry, which had attacked the centre
of the enemy's position. The two farms, right and
left of the bridge, were strongly, occupied by the 3d
Grenadiers and the Zouaves; and the cavalry was
sent back-over the bridge.
, " It Was now four o'clock in the afternoon, and
the enemy thought themselves victorious.
" It Was-important for the success of the day to
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retain tile 'debouche of the bridge over the Naviglio,
so aS,tO wait the corps d'arnzee of Ggn. Niel and
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Marsha Canrobert to assail the enemy as soon as
they- ea up. Your Majesty- accordingly gave
orders ti) defend the post with .the utmost energy
until ,that reinforcements should arrive. Your
maiestyks' orders were executed; the Zouaves, the,
OrizDadi ri'of the 13d- Regiment, and also those of
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the Ist, who had come to their support, resisted all
attacks on the posts entrusted to them.
" About five o'clock Picard's brigade appeared
within reach of the bridge ; the Grenadiers and
Zouaves, then resuming the offensive, rushed for-
ward with the ' bayonet, agairi drove back the
enemy towards Magenta, -and secured a free
debouche for the two corps d'armee coming• up.
Vinoy's division of Niel's corps then came into
action. The operations of General Niel were
seconded by the fire of the artillery of the Guard,
which was skilfully directed against the enemy's
reserves sheltered behind' the villages of Castello,
Barso, and Rebecco. • -'
-
"During the operation I have just described,
Colonel d'Alton's regiment had seized on Buffalora,
though vigorously defended, and, being supported
by General de, MaciVlahon's corps d'armee, held his
ground to the end of the day against the attack of
superior forces.
" All the regiments - of Mellinet's
cavalry and artillery, have nobly done their' duty.-
However? the carrying of a position- which nature
and art seemed to-;have -rendered,impregnable--a
position' defended by forces very superior in num-
ber—could not be effected without considerable
logi. Among the persons most to be regretted, I 1

must call' your Majesty's attention to the death of
the brave General' CleT,- an officer of the highest
merit, wild fell while hading the Zouaies tn,the'
' .
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"In the attack on Buffalora by the 2d Grena-
diers; the Commandants de Maudhuy and Desme
de Lisle met with a glorious death ; General
Wimpffen, in leading the right attack, was slightly
wounded in the face. General Mellinet, who dur-
ing all the course of the action seconded me -with
rare braTery, had two horses killed under him.
' "I will hereafter plane before your Majesty the
names of the officers 'who caused themselves to be
most remarked, and who appear to. me more par-
ticularly deserving of recompense.

" Although General Le &ea is not under my
command) I should be wanting in duty if I did not
signalise the energetic assistance which that
general afforded me by directing the fire of my
artillery 'during the hottest part of the action.
His zeal alone brought him amon'gSt us :—II6 is a
general officee)vvhCia sure to.he met with wherever
danger may preient itself.'
(Signed)
" ;11.EimstAut DE SAINT SEAN D'ANGELY,
" Gen. Coni.-in-Chief the Imperial Guard."

The following is the report of he General-in
Chief of the 2d corps :7 .
.1
..`f Ireful-waters, Magenta,,6th June.
"SLre, yesterday had the honour of address!
ing to your Majesty a succinct report on the opera-
tions of the 2d corps. the Ath. Having now
viewed the reports of commanders of divisions, I
proceed to coniplete it. '
A In conformity with the orders of your Ma-
jesty, the 2d corps and the division of light infan-
try of the Imperial Ogard left Turbigo on•the 4th,
at 10 o'clock in the morning, to .proceed' to Ma-
genta. ' ff:

" The first division of the 2d corps (La Matte-
rouge's) on leaving Turbigo proceeded by Robe-
chettO, 4alvaglio, CaSatp, and Buffalora, whilst
Espinaso's division advanced to the same point by
Buscate, Inveruno, Mesero, and Marcallo. Camou's
division Of the light infantry of the guard marched
in' Elie traces 'of La MotterOuge's . division. On
arriving' at CuggionO, I..pereeiyed that the head of
this division—it then was about midday-r-lad the
enemy before it at Casate. The information which
I collected yesterday indicates-
that there were on
this point two Austrian regithents: I caused them
to be immediately the: regiment of
Algerian, riflemen.. The village haying beelkear,
ried, that regiment established itself at 200 metres
in advance. I caused it to stop' there, and I made
the Ist division deploy. the right at La Cascina
Valizio, the left towards La Cascina Malastalla,
whilst the enemy on their part collected forces at
Buffalora and Cascina Guzzafame.

" It was clear to me, from the positions which
the'enemy were taking, that I was about to have
considerable forces before me. Accordingly, whilst
La Motterouge's division formed its line of battle,
I caused the division of light infantry of the
guard to advance in a second line. This division was
composed of 13 battalions, massed at intervals for
deploying. On my left, I sent word to General
Espinasse to hasten his movement on Mazero and
Marcallo. At about two o'clock that general in-
formed me that he had himself the enemy before him
at Marcelo. I ordered him to carry that village,
and then to establish himself with his left supported
on Mareallo, his right in the direction of Cascina
Guzzafame. • . .. •

"As soon as I obtained the certainty that these
preparatory dispositions were terminated; I caused
Buffalora to be yigorously attacked by La Motto-
rouge's division, supported by Camou's. The posi-

tion of Buffalora, if the information I have obtained
be exact, was occupied by 15,000 Austrians, having
in their rear, between Buffalora and Magenta, a
corps of 20,000 men. The enemy had in their front,,
before the village of Buffalora, a strong battery of
artillery, and a rocket battery.
" The position was vigourously attacked by the
Algerian riflemen and the 45th of the lino, whilst
the Grenadiers of the Guard, debouching by San
Martino, also attacked Buffalora, and obliged the
enemy to, beat a retreat towards Magent 1. The
village of Buffalora having bean passed by my
troops, I immediately made a movement in order
to form a line of battle of which the right, leaning
on the railway from. Buffalora to Magenta,.and the
left at Cascina Nova should join on that side Espi-
nasses's division towards Marcelo,.
"As soon as. La Motterouge's division had com-
pleted its order of battle, and Camou's division had
debouched on the left of Buffalora, I made all the

line march direct on Magenta, which was then very
strongly occupied by the enemy. At Cascina Nova,
the 45th of the line engaged with the greatest in-
trepidity the forces which were 'established in the
interior of and around that groat farmhbuse. Two
Hungarian regiments, which defended that position,
were obliged to cede to our impetuosity; and
about 1,500 men laid down their arms. A colour
was taken.by the 45th from the corpse of the colonel
of one of these regiments.
"The movement having been, prolonged towards
Casein(); Guzzafame, La Motterouge's division found
before it considerable forces,' which manoeuvred
with the' evident intention of opposing tlia junction
of my two divisions, and of completely isolating
Espinasse's body. At, that moment I slackened a
little the movement of ta MotterOuge's division,
leaving only his skirmishers to engage with the
enemy,: in order to give time to the battalions of
the division to form in good order, and to the 13
battalions of Camou's division to take also their
line of battle at 280 metres in the rear of La Mot-

avethe pain of naming Colonel do Senneville,
chief of my general staff, an accomplished officer ;
Colonel Charlicr of the 90th, who was killed at
the head of his soldiers ; and Captain Baligand of
the staff, an excellent officer, aide-de-camp to
General Jannin. Among the wounded are Inten-
dant Mallarme, Colonel Auzouy, of the 23d of the
line, Colonel de Comely of the staff, my first Ale-
de camp, who received contusions from the fall of
a horse killed under him ; Capt: Armand .of the
staff, one of my aides-de-camp, who' was slightly
wounded by a ball in the chin ; Sub-lieutenant de
Lostanges, who received a slight sabre cut in the
head.
" We took from the enemy several hundreds of
prisoners, who were immediately sent to San Mar-
tino. Everything leads to the belief that the loss
of the enemy was at least triple ours.
" Count de Vimercati, a Piedmontese officer
placed at my disposition by the Emperor, Was
most useful tome.
(S'gned) " Marshal CANROBERT,
" Commanding•in-Chief the 3d Corps."
,The, report of the CommanderLin-Chief of the
4th corps is thus worded :
•
"Mead-quarters, Ponte di Magenta, June 5.
" hoe not yet. been able• to collect all
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terouge's division.
" That done, I ordered General La Motterouge to
advance towards Magenta, and to make all his bat-
talions take as a directing point the belfry of that
town, whilst menacing by his extreme right, com-
posed of the 45th, the right of the enemy.
" Meantime, Espinasse's division, marching from
Marcallo by Cascina, Medici, reached the enemy by
their right. Theeonverging movement of the two
divisions was effected with the most remarkable
ensemble and impetuosity. La Motterouge, feeling
himself supported by the light infantry of the
Guard, and the latter having in advance a first line
formed of regiments whose ardour they were well
acquainted with, the two troops rivalled eaoh other
in impetuosity in co-operating for the same object.
The resistance of the enemy in Magenta was ex-
tremely energetic. On, both sides it was felt that
Magenta was really •the key of the position. In
this movement of general attack, Gen. Auger, com-
manding the artillery-of the 2d corps,,had followed
the movemot of La Motterouge's division, succee-