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'itse
lovas* to make
49 tliought thst the o,bjett
induce uoen Sabej, to civet f-
,be. WOli4l not glortipatel Tattek
atsitsonis; but scarcely Rad the.,
+l4le,l4.tbef.te.W..P4 thlir,.ltlar4-
0 After A proctigious-ure
theicattleof Jaccoubovo, at.
court when the 26th light attic)
killed 300 men With the bay
andpurshed the remainder e,
fsirlieing teiminited, it appeared
,Isiemy was IctO well kosted io
rent lope of iticce4. X ,
• in 4
il.llllk il4Liesgvt4. to
,into t. .., , ~,
4' Vir4e kild in the two day,
wounded..' The
.enemy h?
and wp kiln taken five or
among whom are sevcal.
lost any ourselves.
0 Ilim this moment informed
encleavoitTiug to
,mare himself
Drissa. X have given orders
and Castes, appointed .to guard
If the enemy passes it, he will do what
hint.-- 1 have'the honour to be; &c. ' "
...v..
ASigned) .44 The Marsha) Duke, E.4160440*
4r.....•
44 pals, Aelaiss 1, lost ours.
s Mossegorra—L,ast night, about 11. o'clock,
the enemy'maas an attack on the troops' appointed,
to giiard the ford of Sivochina. They retired as scrod)'
as they received orders, The enemy employed the
l*rest of.thenight in debouching till !fie bleak of day,
when they found themselves an ,condition to attack.
They were eipected ; the firing began by a cloud Of
tiraitleurs, followed by columns, *hid) advanced on
our positi'on,s, heating the charge, and uttering loud
cries—but the fire of Our ar,tillery, WhiCh was per-
fectly well placed, and as well served, quickly mo-
derated their ardour, and soon obliged them to de-
ploy. In the mean time our columns formed, and the
three divisions were so disposed as to replace each
other Stuicessively.
4! Every thing being readyi•l ordered a charge in
each division. the Russians. at first made a lively
but useless resjaiapce ; they were prerthrown in a
moment, and driven into the Drissa, leaving in our
power 14 .pieces of cannon, 13 caissons, and more
than 3600 prisoners. For more than three quarters
of a league, through which they were driven to the
river, the ground was covered with their dead. I
have-seen few fields of battle winch have. presented
the image of so great a carnage
a The division of General Legrand has had the
principal share in this action.
64 i afterwards ordered General Verdier to pursee
the enemy, and he drove them with a prodigious loss
to the distance of three leagues from toe field of bap
tie, on the road to Sebej.
44 The enemy hes lost, from the 30th to the 3d,
4000 prisoners; and at least 4000 in killed and
wounded. From us they have taken no prisoners. On
our.part the General Officers and troops haie dis-
played the greatest bravery. The light cavalry, under
the orders of General Caster, made several a Isropot
charges, and with much success. •4 -.-: ;
46 1 will, hereafter, lay before you ' ss the
-4..: • ,
names of the Genera/; Ofllecresand have
particularly distinguished themselves, and for who •
I solicit the favour of the Emperor.
, I have the honour to bt, &c.
(Signed) u The Marshal Duke of REGGIO."
RIFOIIT 01. TH; PRINCE victim!' OP not SAETLIS OP
:,..., TIM 25th, 26th, AND 27th JULY.
. 44 SIRE—I have the honour to address to your Ma:.
jesty the reports of the battles which took place on
the 24th, 266, and 27th July, and in which the 4th
corps that I command, took a part.
* Your Majesty ordered the King of Naples, Com-,
mandant of the Cavalry of the Army, to set out from
Beetle!) Covisch, and take the direction of NV itrpsk.
I received orders to place at his disposition the tith
light infantry. • . .•
, The King of Naples met the enemy in advance
of Ostrovno, and engaged in different charges ot ca-
valry, which obtained two grand reselts. About 600
prisoners and 8 pieces of cannon were the trophies of
this day. The General of Division Delzon, informs
me, that the Bth had several engagements, which it
supported with valour.
44 On the 26th, the King of Naples received orders
to continue his march upon Witepsk, and me to move
with a division to support the movement of the Ca-
valry.. I went before day to the King of Naples,
and we together agreed upon the hour at which the
movement should commence.
44 I ordered the 13th division to folloW the cavalry,
and the 14th, and gu4rd, to follow the 13th, but ea
sokaiim, and at an laout's distance, •
* The route ran through a wood,
.and the Bth was
quickly engaged to open the road, which the enemy
dispined with infantry.
* About ten in the morning, the Bth, after haviong•
drawn from the wood all the enemy's tirailleurz, met
them formed, and holding an advantageous position'
upon a piece ef_ground of considerable elevatieeti
*.protected by a numeroui artillery, having bet..
them a deep ravine, and their *lett suppoited by a
forest, so thick, that it was impossible for masses ta
penetrate it without brealEing. It was General Ord
termann's corps, consisting t7f two divisions of inf 4
try, which occupied tin:position..
u I then ordered General Deism, CoMmandant of
.the 13th division, to form* for the attack the Croat
ragispent and el:m.B4th
,gpon the left of the road ; *lt
first, deployed, the second in coluoin by di4isioks.,
A battalion ot the voltigeurs-and•the 92,1 were pls.:
' ceif upon the right,' ea battalion. The'
• attack comitenced.;,-K3.4444 ? and the enemy
. wers charged with intrepority.., Croats mid 84th
&hitt
obliged • the battaliosi opposed wallow to give way.
Gehei.,l Huard, Wite:o COIll . is attack, dis-
played equal valour and ca '-vison the right
,„r
di,....tigekimandOd, --Nita& . - resist.
once
__; they had to v
Mack atnifoim.
pieced op their
withont multiplied
ieedtd• in taking
•lie'wobd, and' di,
sour of the troops,
I were' required ti,
41. t 64 Nevertheless,

Jed, . promptly , positions
ick they still attempted to defend. They wefe
thus beat back titl within two leagues fron•Witepsk,
'a which s 1 13th division took a position; about nine
the evening. The 14th woe placed upon the road
its a second line, with orders to clear the banks of the
wins. The guard was also placed in the rear, to
R ght of the 13th division.
MOn the ;loth your Majesty ordered the cavalry 1
and 4th corps to continue the movement upon Wit-1
epsk. On this day the 14th division took the lead :
the General of Brigade Bertrand sic Si,vray was de-
tached with the ;BO regiment of infantry and
three companies of voltiggurs ; he seized upon a vil.'
lege occupied by the enemy on the sight, and fol-
lowed ate crest of thp heights, of which he rendered
himself master; the remainder of the division advan-
ced, and formed upon the left of the road, in pie-
'pence of the enemy, ettablished its artillery, silenced
that opposed to it, and forced the Russians to with
draw their line from the banis of the ravine they oc.
cupied behind a burnt bridge.
" General Broussier took advantage of this retro-
grade movement of the enemy, passed the rim with
his division, formed his regiments by echellons in a
double square, under a very brisk fire of his artillery.
The square of the 53d was nearest. The enemy's
pvalry several times endeavoured to charge the
squares, but the fire and countenance of this regiment
always checked them.
" The two first companies of the 9th line, volti-
geurs, which lad passed the bridge under the ene-
my's fire, were skilfully and bravely directed by Cap-
tains Guyard and Savory upon the enemy's flank,
and tarried them with great losv
tl'he remainder of this Report consists of praises
bestowed upon different Officers who distinguished
themselves.]
" .1 stn, with the most profound respect, Sire, etc.
(Signed) " ZUG4I4J3 NAPOLEON."
?INUIT REPORT IFROM nut KING Of NAPLES TO THE

*4 Mattusero, August 1.
• .
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" Slii—l arrived• from Putt tsk at Beehen Ko:
',lads in the evening of the 44th, and, agreeably td
the instructions which were sent me so rejoin the Ist
corps of cavalry, and with it bear upon Witepsk, the
Viceroy was to .upport me. Geretal Nansouty lift
his head-quarters at Bandebova, and i rejoined him
when he was engaged with the enemy •npon the
height of Ostrovnu, and master—cif tWE:st position,
'of eight pieces of cannon, which the advanced guard
of Bruyere'sdivision had taken.
" This success was the result of a brilliant charge
of cavalry, executed by General Pir, with equal bra-
very and skill, notwithstanding General Osterniann,
who had on that morning. with all.his corps, taken
a potition some hundred toises in the rear, opposed
'it with infantry, I made St. Germain's uivision
rapidly advance, and form his lines by brigades,
and all his artillery was properly placed. I then saw
at about fifty toises distanoe a Russian regiment of
dragoons debauch from a wood, which began to
form upon the left flank of the foreign brigade, with
,which I then was. To change from front upon the
right, charge, overthrow, and Almost instantly de-
stroy it, 'Fab hut the afFair of an instant. A second
charge of Pire's brigade, having at its head. General
Count Ornano, took place upon the causeway : it
was assisted by the infantry's fire.
,4 Informed by the prisoners that I had to contend
with the whole of Ostermann's corps, I ordered Del-
zon's and Brous.ier's divisions to march upon the
line; I advanced two battalions of the Bth light in-
fantry, which your Malesiy" hail in the morning
placed at my disposal. and placed them along a small
wood, which was upon my left, to support my first
brigade of cavalry, which the fire of the infantry
would necessarily force to retire. Upon seeing this
,Movement, about three battalions marched from their
A* io the front of my cavalry; to meet these two bat-
*l ordered them to be charged ; they were
to metre with considerable losa›---I wished to
in this position till the arrival of Delcon's di.
Vision ; but the enemy marched, by favour of a wood
which was upon my right, ten or twelve battalions, li
apd 'hewed a dispositiob to attack my right. a move-
:Ment which would necessarily- have compelled me to
- adon my positions. - ~ .•
4, Teo of theie battalions had already debauched,
iNafoitied the brigade on the right to give way.—
'IMO other battidions debauched on my 'aiett up, si a
tiogiment of.cuiraesierf and the 9th lancers. Aimost I
.toe wale time these far battalions were Pharged 1
destroyed. those on my left by the 9th lancers,'
iced thom oft my right by the foreign brigade- I
Itiod
.04. t wan* Men Cavalry thatge infantry with Midi
courage and success.
,a 0 Dalansts deaden being now arrived, I Ordered it
along the Define, and take a position that
neaten the rear of the 'Russians. This
t alone stn the enemy on say right,
iettger to reciii Otis bait' 4,110(ts SO the centre
' their retreat, wltieb they ellketed the same
g ),f
battalipne of *the sista .regiment '
--; --, rePttiled twit* tltrisnchargee, of the
eseiny:sinfeetry.gaaci.nonstantly otreeied. the front
4 ply line. The artillery-did Sae greatest inOry to

pieces,
it!NpetAt for him. Am. Vie, your KlitErtiipp
WOW Brother, JOACHIM ItAintaihl9.
SIIOO.ND REPORT „OE TIIR LINO 0? s4.4gs wok
Ie„MPICKO

7,
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. .10 Sras—l received is the night het weei ;be ,
lad 26th of July a dispatch from yaw blaieer,
coedia.g to which I was to. peke a strun r 4i
tenet open the enemy with a considerablaq ,
artillery, and the division jDelaon'% witch wait
supports it. !put in motion all the fog corps eik di
reserve of the tevalry, and the two battalions of el
i Bth of infantry. My advanced guard met with*
rear guard of the enemy at ;boo two jeasueo.
Ostruvno ; they were advantages:lush Pq4li
lan extremely deep ravine; they bad itiestry
valry,-and Were covered on their fronteind 1
tigck Avoeicis ; several cannon shot were i ,
~
the two battalions were sent to stop de ''4
which already made the cavalry retrograde..
1 mean time the division Delwin's had arrived; but
the part of the cavalry was naturally te_ bait tan
eluded. The Viceroy made his dispolitisa, ad
Marched upop the enemy. The ravine was past
The brigade of foreign 'cavalry had passed the Dvii.
na, protected our left flank, gild debouched is ih
, plain ; the rest of the light division marched ',44
causeway in proportion as the '
infantry of the enemy: The
, reserve behind the ravine, and .
battery. My right was covered
- The enemy were vigorously '
,bitile behind the ravine, where,
) `j
Sure, He was repulsed a
abed time renewed the attack.
" 1 per4eived confusion, I ,
very against a column of
marching audaciously in the pl
rushed on the Russian battalion—not
—noi one ras made prisoner—the
killed, even an the woods. 11-
rnediately beaten, and all the
yur Majesty's infaitp y, , and
who led the battalions of the lett.
...make a charge op the right, sled
eSif 4riee on the nee of the enemy. .
wit were immediately on the right
;am: man(euvres ; and General fire inclined-,
the Bth regiment d.f bustars t.
sit ly charged the wliole lett
oseJd its wet), only to the
'retarded cur march. The
1 the movement on the causeway
bouched on the heights in
• regiments of cavalry which I ,
nonaded ; it was in this position
found me, and whence it caused
enemy, who was led, with drum.
about a league and a half from '
" Here is, Sire, an amount
in which,' according to rte reports
ners and deserts rs, the enemy
Ipsses tha'n on the preceding
boldly state their loss at trim __
and an immense number wounded.
_scarcely lost any body.
[Here follow the praises of
distinguished theselves.)
(Signed) iv JOACHIM
RIPPRT OV MARSHAL TUR DUEY .
rit!c PlttliCß MAJOR GENERAL.
" lacob.tadi. Mr 11,
4f MONSRICNEHR..--T have this insiant, (6'e 0"
in the evening) received the Reporud Ge-
wert, respecting the engagement which ts.
the 19th at Ekau. •
' - li" Scarcely had be arrived at Banake, and rildil-
General Ricard, while his infantry was pasting 0'
jkik, when he detached Colonel de ,Roesirs nab I
petty OW horse, to reconnoitre the grossed. likof
die enemy's pits ;bout three leagues hom_._.s.a
easily druie thee) back ; but obsetviag•un'
forces behind-them, he inlosased Gamed
' it, and at the same time demanded two fair
and hatesi.baterry of hone snail 14.4.___....rwioa
r:
to their arrival; the enemy, who Irmo a ""P`
,been able to convince himself of Abe weak 4 C.
lonel Roeder's detachment, fell yea him ;
erligtly defended himself, in order tainttaintkg
tto '. dlt Mir
he
_l.lB'
vantageous position be occupied.
" This urequal combat became Nen :v0;0661114°
lively, when Major Mere:. with the ist
'dragoons, arrived ;—this brave officer r
charged the enerny's.cavalry, overthrew 01141
it to the wood, where it was clocked by the
.....;
infantry. In this charge the enemy hid naell"7
,killed, and an officer and twenty m takell
e°
_trimq
Ikers.erobtadedn,ethPrussim otawashohnsdwo:ree moffkanstriskiltied anal
is Count Brandenburg. The pelt avers taken
Iwo
affair, unanimously deviates that the pretADA
ins conaiderable'reinforomeete had wiled* •
upon which the esseseyadeaoceal foothill
_Awe
squadrons of Mame,- a- pa *-40 C0mae_......4 wi'lloa
cannon, mid temickiteakfeeheted tilow,
very silted:Ai i*Vdep pity * betw.l, or
.
le cawah. in thast.. .. •
of life"
General G . of
id
Imo.
asiae4 srioevsfeiling

Olt
lea

•

. •
and .od, rdtpei iencea a. Greater ri4st. tQ march along
id to penetrate throve shalom:4 0P: w66V thirster
area under the enemy s fire, wbo J movement mot
r-Tert their principal torte. ' It eras not 1 who wow tar
>lied efforts that General Roiissel iod- to co.'w thew
Kik a position upon debouclias from instant.
'dtivios awarthe-ensialy ; alt.e gat "ilia tiro
ops, and the obstinacy of etestiali Lightl Inlipntry
to succeed in dig soeserigh-infailt
ess, the cents,* anti'. ihojois.which of my line. 'I

the same low giquiptit,; uset.o*.slow 176r4Vi gir !Iltrigtgo comvvi !9E multi] ;it tired 1500 discharges it - -
; zioei6giltuchp,
'we 01( them. ',. f' ' ' ft: forts, pnisuinglierfauccesa. The •ena, distance. ,
141441
ieScireeoisf theaenneogn,act'72:C(nB:lopc'rifsouerthe 1.114412.1 'f2l
isti of the entripflaiollite. a.milso.stsw that glair lettlipppartadifitelAinateh%
r the 4.044t0 retersbgtehe Ted Aha reserve capon
^A.
t.
. 7bichcivt.*, i.t.. m.,....05e. dope; ::stirtnvns
oor,6o:dfooi
3whichlissida: reski:ltslhna, vi ewbreenindteh:
'1
#: ••
tempt to del:south tyKAI_ , -pushed, The CANA . jr . ..tillil
the ...enemy .begart to break led. . . ~.
tuck» • : •:- ThtiCiAg...4l4#l4-114.12.. f;.• brilliant vali"Pt. .M*Pq 144-ivalgs tlAbgt.titray by,p • r.,
cf 4114110, theY appc,P#l .and,the proMptitude. of -lightusng,-,deiermined upon field •orbattte;- • • ,i
and were already in die i. vigorous ithargtaf davalry,,which arrested the pro- " I acquainted your Majesty hr my husk :
Wicked in the porderliarge, Egress of the enemy. The glsjef of battalion iticard,- as the very ground, with the brilliant condom t o'
yiinet, took 5L30 prisoners, with a .cornpanu pf earabitteers of the Stb. threw him.. i Generals.whalirected these diffewear.elnau, y '.
•• into the woods. The af- self before the mouths of the cannon. The Chief of ! Majesty. will hurl:mom in detail; in,the emeasi
appeared *to 'Me that the • illatialion Dui4tay, and Captain lotiordirle, with in poets, ahormanwo of the lime men wile . .
If() 6e attiicke, acl with tiny' ltiecomitsou bravery, maintatamt4the greatgst brilef ih Calarly,distiuguish4d,themselves : .yogr M 1
Asp
had, besjdes, deke hi& csdurrin Of art y. .-..-- '... . . --,..i.- I permit me to solicit for them the /Indy: "-":
0 Mppileuyre to bring him ti Pining thii time. Genergl Ropstiel elehoyclr4l yards. I owe parlicoln eplogium to G •
- . from the forest, charged the enemy with the 9`2d' its- •• gielliard, who was in 01 tilt charges, and siipi
lays' attacks three or 000 column; and ,rendere;- himselln4ster bf the potitipfit i Mimi Pm tome fin. a'acutitig the digesele
las suffered' considerably, The Croats and ,84th. supported b,j two battalions of ls witish: I intiln.l it necessary to ordst
n six 'hundred prisoners/ the ;06th regiment,
,keptin•reseryie to this mo wise name to your Maje6l). ell Ae ipi.
I iiiocers, widwint having regained their first nsivantiwe... At , was then .. .mi House, end regne,st your goodness in oil‘
tßas F
vp4ry thing was ,re:establiAed, and we rent -I !,4749r- J havicthheashsoeui. .ous .oetpier
r*tbootriewouei;ntlitbot.h.eldricitalmi.ha
riiur
'armed that the enemy is asters of the ground *nth shf. :1111C, InlY As'it. "...A.96.„ I .„, 1014 4-mietultepihornice T foj
,t
itielf master ,of the ford of ly contested. '
der,s to Ceperals Allbert " After some moments ( stsnaelo illty the i hi.Gr.rieral.larnano, and was one of theirnittee
o
guard it, not to defend M. ps and rkform.the,columiiolie,emmy,were again tacked the pieces; his superior .officers hare a eTZL:
will•do what I could wish pursued, and promptly driven from all the positions, . Imeggt for him. r am. sere, WOW' M26aftd. . .

vision marched upeatis
he Viceroy rept.* is
cpirassiers were hit
d their cannon plgedif
red by immense wadi
led to the second psi
e, oo doubt; shie tki
L second top, and aes
C.
ordered a cheer el
infantry seluch of
plain. The brave Pole
lot —not a maw eke*
ter—the last OM era
Meter de tine was is
he :glare iettalkin
and Aiello* Orar4l4
e left, receirdOendmree
slid tnclineoedls
!my. All the baud" •
the right toe

to the right, sod*
eft of the enemy, w. 4
woods and mum tid
whole divisinn folio*
ieway ; the cavahy it
irons of the beast
I had caustd to be cm
ition that your dispii
:kused me to purse !it
rums beating. to a MS
Dm Witc,psk.
t of the idAir &ha*
reports of all tirpiko
iy safe; ed still 0
ng evening. P Ita
m 2500 W SOOU
ininded. Your
the different o!"
JnACHIM NAPOLIPO
)VXY OF TANI:MTV*