The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-11


III the morning, the Emperor began hi
| march from Landshut with two divisions o
the duke OF Montebeilo the corps of the duk,
| OF R"cli, the two divisions of Cuirassiers o
Nansouts and St. Sulpicc, and the Written
berg divisions. At 9, p. NJ. he arrived be
fore ECkmuhl, where the four corps of the
Austrian army, forming 10000 men, were
posted under the command of the Archtluke
Charles. The duke of Montebello dislods,ed
the enemy on the left, in conjunction with
the division OF the duke of Gudn. At the
first signal the dukes of Aucrstadt and Dan,-
zic, and the division of light horse of general
Montbrun met together.
Then was to be seen the m ost superb spec
tacle which war can otfcr-llO,OoO OF the
enemy attacked on every point, overturned
on their ieit, and successfully driven from
their posts IN every position. The detail OF
military eveuts would be too long /; it is suf-
icient To say they were put to the route
The enemy has lost the greater part of their
cannon, and great humber of prisoners.
me 18TH regiment of light infantry of the
division Of St. HiiaiTe covered itself with
glory in attacking the enemy. And the Aus
trians being driven from the wood which CO.
vers Ratisbon, were driven into the plains.
end cut to pieces by the cavalry. The sena-
tor general OF division, Demou,, had a horse
Killed Under him. The Austrian cavalry,
strong and numerous, presented itself to pro-
tect the retreat of les infantry. The division
OF St. Sulpice on the right, aud the division
OF Nansouty on the left, attacked them The
line of hussars and cuirassers of the enemy
were put to flight. More than 500 Austrian
cuirassiers were made prisoners. Night
came on. Oar cuirassiers continued their
march TO Ra.isbon.-1'be division of Nan
souty met a column of the enemy which ticd.
CHARGED
composed of three Hungarian battalions of
800 men,
The division of st. Supice charged ano-
ther detachment, III which the Archduke
Charles Narrowly escaped being taken. He
owed his safety only to the Swiftness of his
horse. In this battle OF Eckmuhi there was but
one halfof the French troops engaged. The
enemy's army continued 10 tletiie ali night.
by degrees, taking the most frightful roads.
All their wounded, the greatest part of their
artillery, fifteen pair Of colors, and 10000
prisoners have fallen into our hands The
cuirassiers have according to CUSTOM cover
ed themselves with glory.
COMBAT & TAKING OF RATIsBON.
April %.
At the dawn of the day, we advanced to
Ratisbon, tie advanced guard formed bv the
division OF Gudin, and the cuirassiers of the
division of Nansouty and st. Sulpice. We
were not long before we saw the cnemv's ca
yalry, which endeavored to cover the city.
Three different attacks were made, and all
were to our advantage. Sword in hand we
put to flight 5000 of the enemy's cavalry,
who precipitately passed the Danube. in
the mean time our sharp-shooters went to-
wards the city. BY an uncomfortable ar
rangement, the Austrian general had placed
SIX regiments to be sacrificed without rea-
son. The city is surrounded by a bad ditch
and worse counterscarp. The ARTILLERY ar
rived. We began to batter with pieces OF 2.
we soon knew that by means of a ladder
we could descend the ditch and afterwards
mount breach we had made in the wall
The duke of Montebello caused battalion
to enter the breach, which gained postern
and from thence the city. All that resisted
were put to the sword. The number of pri-
soners exceeded 5000. In consequence of
their bad arrangements, the enemy had not
time to cut down their bridge, and the French
passed 1t mixed with the Austrians to the left
side. This unfortunate city which they had
the barbarity to defend, has suffered greatly.
1t was on fire part OF the night, but by the
assiduity OF general Morand and his division,
1t was extinguished.
nus at the battle of AbeDsberg the en-
peror beat separately the two corps of the
80 S'''lutAS l<e"ir ana SeHSrdl Attne
battle of Landshut, he took possession of the
centre OF the communications of the enemy,
and OF the general deposit of their M magazines
and artillery. Finally, att the battle of Eek
muhl. the four corps of Hohenzoliefn, Ro-
senburg, koiowrath, and Lichtenstein, were
defeated and put to the route. The corps
OF general Bellegarde arrived the morning
alter the battle; he could only be witness
to the taking Of Ratisbon, when he fed to
Bohemia.
The first information of The military operations
which have opened the campaign IN so brilliant
a manner, will be followed in detail of all
the deeds in arms which have rendered iustri-
Gus the French aud allied armies
In all our coihbats our loss has not exceeded
1900 killed and 1000 wounded. The general
OF division, Cervoni, chief of the efat 1najor OF
the duke OF @Iontebe,io, was struck by "a cannon
ball, and fell dead upon the field OF battle ofEck-
Tuhl. He was officer of merit, and had distin-
Euishcd himself IN our first campaigns At the
combat of Peissug, gen. Hervo, chief Of the etat
1ngor to the duke of Auerstadt was likewise kill
led. The duke OF Auerstadt regrets very much
tins officer, whose valor. intelligence 8. ACTIVITY nc
esteemed The gen. of brigade, Clement. com
inandant ofa brigade of cuirassieTs of tile divis-
ON OF ST Sulpice, had his arm shot off. He Is
AN officer Of courage and of distinguished merit
General Schram has been wounded. The colo
mel ct the 14th chasseufs has been killed in an
attack. ~ general, our loss of officers has been
mconsiderable. The 1000 men of the 65th,
which has baen made prisoners, have been for
the most part, retaken. IL is Impossible to she "
more valor and more good Will, than is shewD
by our troops