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London, England, 1809-07-12 00:00:00

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de at chat great moment, when, on the list of ?/,‘
exactly at twelve &clock, the columns began to
.themselves ih motion for the attack. A general
tinniest,* hael taken possession of the troops : jot flu
war-songs, accompanied by Turkish music, resound,
:thsouglt.slie-nir,..anif were interrupted by shout.; ~t
“ Long live our Emperor, long live the Archdu:,
Charles !!' 3theheYer the imperial General appear,.,
who had' pracedliimself at the head of the second c,..
lumn, every Vreast panted with anxious desire
high coefidenee after the decisive moment; and 1%,
finest weather favoured the awful scene.

• • RATTLE OF 711 F; 21ST OF MAY.
• . . FIRST COLLMN. •
The advanced guard under General Nereirriza
desisting of two battalions-of Gynlay and Lidice:,
stein Hussars, had formed near the destroyed brio....
of Tabor, and leaving the villages of Ktgran eia
Hirschstetten to the• left,.and Stadlau to the rigia
marched in the plain towards Aspern.
It was followed- by the column,' which •having IL
the high -road .before the •Post-office at Stammersdore
had marched knit. the- right by half divisions. It:
right flank along the Danube was covered by a
taliou of St. Georgians, by the first batraboaof Vi.
Anna Volunteers, and by i battalion-of Militia, under
the etoristisaad of Major Count en:Wore:Jct.
Within a cannon-shot of Stadelati the out-posts
met the .entitny's piquets, • which gradotdly retreated
to their original divisions.
At this time General- Nordanan ordered two liatta
'hens of Gyulay to draw-up en echellOn, in Order to
favdur the advance of the column. The enerree
drawn up in large divisions, stood immediately Le.
fore Asper'''• having, to cover his front, orcupield
the ditches of the fields, which afforded excellent
breast-works. His right was covered by a b4eta
and Isis left by a broad and deep ditch (one of the.:
that carry off the waters of the Danube hen if '6ver•
flaws), as well as by a bushy ground, which: was
liketvise occupied by several bodies in close order.
Though the enemy had the advantage of positiol
all to himself, inasmuch as the freslies of the Danuh
were only passable by means of a small bridge, at
which he kept up a vigorous fire from behind tie
ditches both with cannon and wield Arms, it did nst
prevent the second battalion of Gynlay, immediately
=after file first had pene.rated as tar tts the bushy ma.
dews, to pass the bridge in a cola:tun-to •farin with-
out delay, and with thargad b iyonets to attack the
enemy, who pre,.-ipicetely reneated to Aspern, ua
which occasion :bat village, atter a vigorous but net
very obstinate resistance, was taken for the first time.
It was, however, not long before the enemy had it
• in his power, by the arriv it of a fresh reinforcement,
to expel again the battalions of Gyulay. By this
time some battalionsei the column had' artired, the
Chasseurs of Major Schneider, of the second columa
joined the advanced guard of the first ; Gynlar
formed again, and the enemy u-as a second time
pushed to the lower end of the. village, though le
succeeded again in regaining what he had last.
Both parties were a wate of- the necessity of main.
taiaing themselves in Aspern at any rate, which pro-
duced successively the most obstinate efforts both it
attack. and defence; the parties eagaged each other
in every street, in every house, and in every bare ;
carts, ploughs, and Marrows were -obligedeo be re•
moved during an interrupted fire,. in order to get at
the enemy ; every individual wall was an impedi.
ment of the aseailirats, and a rampart of the attack-
•ed ; the steeple, lofty trees, the garrets and the cel-
lars were to be conquered before either of the parties
could stile itself mister ei the place, and yet the
possession was ever of short duration ; for no sooner
had we taken a street or a house, than the enemy
gained another, forcing us to abandon the former.—
So this murderous conflict lasted for several hours :
the German battalions were supported by Hunga-
rians, who were again assisted by the Vienna Volun-
teers, each rivalling the other in courage and perse-
verance. At the same time the second column cons-
hissed its attacks with those of the first, having to
overcome the same resistance, by reason of the
enemy's constantly leading fresh reinforcements into
fire. At length General Vacquant of the second co-
lumn euecteded in becoming master of the upper part
of the village, and maintaining himself there during
the whole ot:the night. .
By the shells of both parties many houses bad
been set on fire, .and illuminated the whole country
around.
tat the extremity of. the right wing on the Bushy
Meadow the combats were not less severe. The lett
flank of the enemy was secured by an arm of the
Danube ;. impenetrable underwood, intersected ealy
oy footpaths, covered his front ; and a broad ditch
and pal!isadoes afforded him the advantage of a na-
tured rampart.
Here fatieht at the beginning of the battle the first
battalion of •Gyulay under Colonel Mariassy ; then
the battillion of Chassears under Major Schneider;
next the St.-Georgians under I..lajor Milsailotich, and
finally, the two battalions of Vienna valunteers under
Licata:Ant-Colonel Steigentesch and St. &Zhentin.—
I Jere, also, the -enemy was defeated ; and the that
day of this sanguinary engagement terminated by
the occupation of Aspern by General Vacquant, at
the head of eight battalions of the second column,
while I.ieutenant-Field-Marshal Hil:er drew the
troops of his corps from the village, placed them again
in order of battle, and passed the night under arn:s..
ercoen cola ale. -
The advanced guard, com:narfdecl by Lieutenant-
General Fresnel, advanced by Leopolelau ar.,l Kagran
towards Hirschstetten, and consisted of one battalion
of chasseurs and two battalions of Anton Mitsovsky
under Gen. Winzingerode, as well as the brigades of
cavalry, hlenau, and Vincent, under General Veesey.
It was followed in the same direction by the column
from its position near Gerasdal f.
The enemy having been- discovered from the emi.
nences near Hirschstetten to be near A spern and Es.
slingen, the brigade Veesey was detached against the
latter place, and thebrigade Winzingerode to dislodge
the enemy from Aspern.
The column deployed before Hirschstetten in
two lines, in order to support the advanced guard,
and leaving Aspern to the right, followed upon the
plain, at aproper distance.
The brigade of Winzingerocle, hoWeVer, met with
so spirited a resistance in• its attempt upon Aspern,
that an attack upon the front alone was not likely to
be attended with success .; the cavalry, therefore
of the advanced guard,. was puehediforivind •freth

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