Star.
London, England, 1809-05-11 00:00:00

BATTLE OF TANN, ON THE 19TH.

ig On the 19th, by break of day, the Duke of
Auerstadt began his march in two columns. The
divisions of Moraud and Gudcn formed his right, the
divisions of St,. Hilaire and Friaut formed his left.—
The division of St. Hilaire arrived at the:village of
Freising, and there met the enemy, superior in num-
ber, but inferior in bravery, and there the campaign
was opened by a battle, which was most glorious to
our arms. General St. Hilaire, supported by Gene-
ral Friaut, overturned every thing that was opposed
to him, and took all the positions of the enemy,
killed a great number of them, and made between
660 and 700 prisoners.
" The 72d regiment distinguished itself on that
day ; the 57th maintained its ancient reputation.—
Siteen years ago, this regiment obtained in Italy the
name of the Terrible. In this action they maintained
their pretensions to that title ; they attacked singly
six Austrian regiments in succession,and routed them.
,g On tLe left at two o'clock in the afternoon, Ge-
neral Moraud also fell in with an Austrian division,
whii.h he attacked in front, while the Duke of Dant-
zic, with a corps of BAVAI iaus, which had marched
from Abensberg, attacked them in the rear. This
division was Soo:; drivel: from all its positions, and
lett several hundreds in killed and prisoners. The
whole regiment tS the dragoons of Levenher was de-
stroyed, and its Colonel klUed; by the Bavarian light-
fiorse, At sun-set, the division of the Duke of Dant-
zic formed :ts juncti-n with that of the Duke of An-
drstadt. In ail these affairs Generals St. Hilaire and
Priam particularly distinguished themselves Those
unfortunate Austrian troops who had been led from
Vienna with music and with songs, and under a per-
suasion that there was no longer any French army in
Girmagy, and that they would only have to deal with
Wirtemburghers and Bavarians, displayed in the
strongest manner the resentment they felt against
their Chiefs, fqr the error into which they had been
Ted; and their terror was the greater when they saw
those old bands which they had been accustomed to
consider as their masters.
In all these battles our loss was inconsiderable,
compared nOth that of the enemyt v/ho lost a number
of Central Qthcers and others, Whp.were obliged to
put th
.emselyes forward to give courage to their
troops. The Prince of Lichtenstein, General Lusig-

nan, and others were wounded. The loss of the
Austrians in Colonels and Officers of lower rank was
considerable." , _
BATTLE OF ABENSBERG, ON THE 20TH.
" The Emperor resolved to beat and destroy the
corps of the Arckduke Louis and General Heller,
which amounted to 60,000 men. On the 20th, his.
Majesty took post at Abensberg ; he gave orders to
the Duke of Auerstadt to keep the corps of Hohen..
zollern. of Rosenberg, and Lichtenstein, in check,
while with the two divisions of Moraud and Guden,
the Bavarians and the Wirtemburgers, he attacked
the army of the Archduke Louis and General Beller
in front, and caused the communications of the ene-
my to be cut off by the Duke of Rivolir. who passed
by Freyberg, and from thence proceeded to the rear
of the Austrian army. The divisions of Moraud anil
Guden, formed the-left, and manoeuvred under the
orders of the Duke of Montebello. The Emperor
determined to fight that day at the head of the Balrg
rians and Wirtembnrghers. He ordered the -officers
of these two armies to. form a circle, and addressed
them in a long speech. The Prince Royal of Bavaria
translated into German what be said in French. The
Emperor made them sensible ci the confidence which
he reposed in them. He told; the Bavarian Officers
that the Austrians had' always been their enemies ;
that they now wished to destroy their independence;
that for more than '2OO years the Bavarian standard
had been displayed against the Austrians. But that
this time-lie would render them so powerful, that they
alone should be able to contend with the House of
Austria. He spoke to the Wirtemburghers of the
victories they had obtained over the House of Austria,
when they served in the Prussian army, and of the
advantages which they had recently obtained from
the campaign in Silesia. He told them all, that the
moment was come for carrying the war into the Aus-
trian territory. This speech was repeated to the dif-
ferent Companies by the Captains, which produced
an effect which may easily be coxceived. The Empe-
ror then gave the signal for battle, and planned his
manceuvres according to the particular character of
the troops. General Wrede, a Bavarian Officer of
great merit, was stationed at Siegenburgh, and at-
tacked an Austrian division, which was opposed to
him. General Vandamme, who commanded the
Wirtemburghers, attacked the enemy on their right
flank. The Duke of Dantzic, with the division of
the Prince Royal, and that of General Deroi, marched
towards the village of Reuhausen, in order to reach
the grand road from Abensberg to Landshut. The
Duke of Montebello, with his two French divisions,
forced the extremity of the enemy's left, and over-
threw every thing that was opposed to him, and ad-
vanced to Ruhr and Rosenburgh. Our cannonade
was successful on all points. The enemy, discon-
certed by our movements, did not fight for more
than an hour, and then beat a retreat. Eight stand-
ards, 12 pieces of cannon, and 18,000 prisoners, were
the result of this affair, which cost us but a few men.
THE BATTLE OF LANDSHUT, AND TAKING OF THAT