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threatened to separate it from Epinasse's division.
General M'Mahon had drawn up in the second line
the thirteen battalions of the voltigeurs of the
guard, under the command of the brave General
Camou, who, advancing to the first line, sustained
at the centre the efforts of the enemy, and enabled
the divisions of La Motterouge and Espinasse to
resume vigorously the offensive.
At this moment of a general attack, General
Auger, commanding the artillery of the second
corps, placed in battery on the line of the railway
forty field-pieces, which, taking the Austrians, as
they were defiling in great disorder, in flank and
athwart, made a frightful carnage amongst them.
The combat at Magenta was terrible. The enemy
defended this village with obstinacy. On both sides
it was felt this was the key of the position. Our
troops took it house by house, and put more than
10,000 Austrians hors de combat. General
M‘Mahon made about 5,000 prisoners, among
whom were an entire regiment, the 2nd Chasseurs
a Pied, commanded by Colonel Hauser. But the
general's corps itself suffered much; 1,500 of his
men were killed or wounded. In the attack on the
village, General Espinasse and Lieitenant Froide-
fond fell mortally wounded. Like them, Colonel
Drouhot, of the 65th of the Line, and Col. Chab-
riere, of the 2d Foreign Regiment, fell at the head
of their troops.
On the other side, the divisions Vinoy and Re-
nault performed prodigies of valour, under the
orders of Marshal Canrobert and General Niel.
Vinoy's division, which left Novara in the morning,
had only just arrived at Trecate, where it was to
bivouac, when it was sent for by the Em-
peror. It advanced rapidly (a pas de course) as
far as Ponte di Magenta, driving the enemy from
his positions, and baking more than 1,000
prisoners ; but becoming engaged with superior
forces it sustained severe loss ; eleven of its ,
officers were killed and 50 wounded ; 650 sub-
officers and soldiers were put hors de combat. The
85th of the Line especially suffered ; its command-
ing officer was killed fighting bravely at the head
of his regiment, and the other superior officers were
wounded. General Martimprey was struck by a
ball as he was leading his brigade.
The troops of Marshal Canrobert also sustained
regrettable loss. Colonel de Senneville, the chief
of his staff, was killed at his side. Colonel Char-
lier, of the 90th, fell mortally wounded, struck by
five balls, and several officers of Renault's division
were placed hors de combat, while the village of
Ponte di Magenta was taken seven times in suc-
cession.
Finally, about half-past eight in the evening, the
French army-remained master of the field of battle,
and the enemy withdrew, leaving in our hands four
guns, of which two were taken by the Grenadiers
of the Guard, two flags, and 7,000 prisoners. The
number of Austrians placed hors de combat may be
estimated at about 20,000. On the field of battle,
12,000 muskets and 30,000 knapsacks have been
picked up.
The Austrian corps engaged against us were
those of. Clam-Gallas, Zobel, Schwartzenberg, and
Lichtenstein. Field-Marshal Gyulai commanded
in chief.
Thus in five days after leaving Alessandria the
allied army has delivered three combats, won a
battle, cleared Piedmont of the Austrians, and
opened the gates of Milan. Since the battle of
Montebello the Austrians have last 25,000 men
killed or wounded, 10,000 prisoners, and 17 gnns.

AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE

OF MAGENTA.

VIENNA, JUNE 8.
On the 7th inst. the following official report was
telegraphed from Verona to this city :
"REPORT OF COUNT GYULAI, COMMANDER OF THE
SECOND ARMY, TO HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR.
" Your Majesty—With the most profound respect
I hasten to forward to your Majesty, by Colonel.
Weissrimmel, of the General Staff, a brief account
of the battle of Magenta, which, at a later period,
will be completed by a detailed description of au
action which was glorious for the arms of your
Majesty, though its result was imperfect (gesch-
" At 7 o'clock in the morning of the 4th June
Lieutenant-General Count Clam, who was in position
at Magenta, with about 7,000 of his own men and
the 2d army corps, informed me that large masses
of the enemy were approachinc, the tete du pont
which he a few days before had quitted, as it was
not qualified for defence.
"At half-past 8 in the morning, the time at
which Count Clam's report reached me, the troops
were thus distributed :—The division Reischach
of the 7th corps was at Corbetto, and that under
Lieutenant-General Lillia at Casteletto. The 3d
corps was at Abbiate Grasso ; the Bth corps was
marching between Binasco and Bestazzo (this place
is not marked on the Austrian ordnance maps) ; and
the 9th corps was on the Po, below Pavia. I ordered
the corps to advance immediately, and directed the
3d and sth corps d'armec to take the enemy in his
right flank should he attempt to make an attack I
from St. Martino. It was already known to me on
the preceding day that the enemy had crossed the
Ticino, near Turbigo, and I expected the main
attack would be made from that place. The divi-
sion Cordon, belonging to the first corps, had been
sent towards Turbigo, and, being attacked there
and subsequently at Buffalora, was obliged to
retreat.
" I ordered Lieut.-General Count Clam to main-
tain his position at Magenta, and desired the other
corps to advance with all speed.
" The attack of the enemy began at noon, and,
being superior in force, he succeeded in obtaining
possession of the dam of the Naviglio (a canal) and
of Ponte di Magenta. He suffered a tremendous
loss, but the dams and the intersected (coupirt)
ground enabled him to establish himself there (at
Ponte di Magenta) at two o'clock. About this
time I had gone with my staff to Magenta, and was
making my dispositions.
" When the foremost line began to give way the
division under Lieutenant-General Baron Reischach
was ordered to retake Ponte di Magenta. I rode
to Robecco to point out to the 3d corps the way to
the enemy's right flank. Shortly after my arrival
at Robecco the retaking of Ponte di Magenta and
the capture of a rifled gun were announced to me.
" The columns of the 3d corps, which were full of
confidence, now advanced. General Ramming led
his brigade along the east bank of the Naviglio.
The brigade Hartung passed between the canal and
Carpengago, and the brigade Durfeld followed them
as a reserve. General Wetzlar's brigade was
directed towards the road, which is in the low
ground near the Ticino. -While these brigades
were advancing, the division under Lieutenant-
General Reischach was again repulsed, although it
—and more particularly the brigade under Ueneral
Lebzelter—had gallantly withstood several attacks.
The brigade Lebzelter, with the infantry regiment
Kaiser at its head, made a splendid attack on But.

falora.
" Although the enemy continually brought fresh
troops into his line of battle, the appearance of the
3d corps on his flank at first produced a very good
effect. The brigade Hartung, being supported, by
Major-General Durfeld, several times stormed
Ponte Vecchio di Magenta. The position was
taken, lost, taken again, and at last remained in
the hands of the enemy, The heaps of corpses
(Leichen-Massen) proved the determined courage
of both parties.
After several attacks had been made by that

gallant regiment King of the Belgians, General
Ramming's brigade
ga d
e was obliged to fall back on
Robecco, where it remained. Towards evening
the sth corps reached the field of battle, and
the brigade Prince of Hesse' made several
gallant but ineffectual attempts to prevent
the enemy's advancing on Magenta. This
last place being attacked by a superior
force, and also by troops coming from the north,
the exhausted troops, under Count Clam and Prince
Liechtenstein, were at last obliged to evacuate it.
The division under Lieut.-Gen. Lillia then advanced
and occupied Corbetta, through which place the
retreat was to be made.
"As the day had begun to close in I had
Robecco strongly occupied, and prepared for a
fresh attack in the morning of the sth. The
enormous loss of the enemy led us to hope that he
was much shaken (erschutter), and the courage on
all occasions displayed:by our troops induced us to
believe that a renewed attack would bto e s nearly all
cessful.
" As we have prisoners belonging
the regiments of the French army, it must be con-
the
eluded that all the enemy's reserves were brought
into action. On our side the sth and Bth corps, and
a division of the 3d corps, were not engaged, and
being fresh troops could turn the scale in our favour.
All this I bean aken into consideration, and only
waited for account of the exact positions
of the troops and their losses in order to make
arrangements for renewing the attack.
I now learn that the troops of the Ist and 2d
corps d'artnee, which had suffered most from the
first attacks of the enemy, had already moved to
the rear, and could not again be brought to the
field of battle, unless they made a fatiguing
march during the night. The troops in ques.