Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-12
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Battle of the 22d of May.
Corbs of Lasut. Gen. Hitler.

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Corps Of Laeut. Gen. Hitler.
With the mornings dawn the enemy re-
newed his attacks, which far surpassed in
impetuosity those of the preceding day. 1t
was conflict of valor and mutual exaspera'
ton. Scarcely had the French guards COM
pelled gen. Wacquant to abandon Aspern,
when the regiment of Klebek again pene-
trated into the burning village, drove back
the choicest troops Of the enemy, and en-
Gagged in a new contest in the midst, OF the
conhagration, till, at the expiration OF an
hour, it was also obliged to give way. ne
regiment of Benjovaky now rushed IN, and
at the first onset gained possession OF the
church-yard, the walls OF which held mar
shall lieut.. Hitler. Immediately ordered the
first division of pioneers to pull down, and
the church, together with the parsonage to
be set on FIRE. Thus was this regiment, sup
ported by some battalions commanded by
gen. Bianchi, at length enabled to maintain
itself at the entrance of the village, after
overcoming the resistance, bordering on
despair, opposed by the flower OF the French
army.
Neither could the enemy produce any
farther effect upon the bushy meadow, after
lieut.. gen. Hitler had ordered the force there
to be supported by two battalions OF Anton
Mittrowsky's and battery on which the
layers, ST. Georges, and two battalions Of
Vitnna volunteers, drove him from his ad-
vantaceons position, which ne never AFTER
,ro~ds q tte n,pte1 f0 recover.
AT about this time the left wing OF the
corps wa. likewise placed in security by 3
batteries sent by the lieut.. gen. to support
the general of cavalry, count Bellegarde, &
the latter maintained his ground against the
most desperate attacks OF the enemy: the
lieut.. gen. Hitler kept his position on the
left Aank Of the enemy, and the victory was
decided in this quarter. The corps was
therefore again formed in two lines, and
thus awaited the approaching events.
Corps ofthe General Of Cavalry, Count
Belegarde.
Count Belleaarde having received ames-
sage from gen. Wacquant that the enemy
was assembling in force before Aspern, to-
wards the Bushv Meadow, and apparently
had in view an assault upon that point, was
lust going to throw fresh battalion OF Ar
penteau's into Aspern, when the enemy In
heavy columns of infantry and cavalry, sup.
ported by numerous artillery, began TO
advance upon the centre of the corps in the
plain.
ixThe troops stationed at Aspern, exhaust.
ed as they were with the incessant fre kept
up during the night, were unable to with
stand the impetuosity of the attack: thei'
ammunition both for artillery and musquet.
rybegan to fail, and general Wacquant re.
treated in good order to the church.yard
This post, gained at SO dear rate, was a.
gain taken from him, after several attacks
sustained in conjunction with lieut.. genera
Hitler; the place was alternately taken and
lost, till at length the superiority OF our fire
obliged the enemy TO abandon the houses
and a last assault Of Killers corps prevented
all farther attempts.
From the moment of the retaking of As
perm it became possible to oppose an often.
sive-movement' to the enemy advancing UP
on the centre, and to open upon his-let
flank communication. The defence q
Aspern was therefore left entirely to Hill
ler's corps, and while count Bellegarde &C,
cupied his right wing on AsPern. he formed
his left and the centre in the direction OF
EssSngen, in such manner that, by de
a,ees, he gained the right flank of the enc
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