Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15
BATTLE OF wAGRAM.

S'es''y GtSma'eu ny the progress oil me
French army and is great resulis coca
si"ued almost without an effort, the enc
my ordered all his troops to march, and
In The evening took The following position /:
His right wsnr. extended from 8 adlau
10 GerGsdoif, his &C inter- from Gernsdorff.
10 Wsgram and his left wing from Iyag
ram 10 ~ us,edcl. The left wing of the
Fie'.ch a my was a. Great Aspen, its
center at Rsschedortf, and lis right a.
Clinzendorh. In, this o, der night came
on. end we prepared for great battle the
mex morning. The position of the ere
my was recommended throughout, in or.
der TO hinder him 10 adoIt any system,
aher we should take possession of the vii.
lage OF Wagfam in the night. In that
case his line al'eady extended, precar;ous,
ard surprised by change of camp,
must have suffered The different corps 10
be mixed without order or object. and the
affair would soon be terminate I'd without
any serious confiict Wagran was attack.
ed our troops took ibe village but Sax :,
on column and French column in the
dark too k each other for enemies, and the
operation miscawled.
already we were preparing for the bait
tte OF Wasiam. IL appears that the dis
Positions Of The French ard Austrian gem
esls~ere opposed n each other.
Ihe emperor employed the whole night
TO drew ,cYethey bis force INTO The center,
where lie was personally within Cannon
shot of Wagrsm. For this purpose the
oeks ct Rivoi marched to the left OF A =.
Geskiau- aud ielt single division at AS
perm, which had orders in case Of neces-
/. silly 10 ESiissl 20 riie.eisad OF Lobau. The
-. - OF Aueis. sad had orders 10 advance
key,na ,he vilsge oil Grosshos, in order
10 auprcach ,hc center. The Austrian gen.
etnl in The mean time weakened his cen
,e,, IN o,hes TO occupy and sueng hen his
wings, 50 WHICH he gave an additional ex.
ten. r
On the 6,h al day break he duke OF
Pobie Corso occupied he lei. wing. IN
his secord line was the Duke Of RIvoll
,ihe VICE King Closed IN the cenicr, wheie
The corps Of Count Oudno'. that cf The
Duke Of kaRu.a The corps Of the Imperial
Guard, and the division of Cuirasslers
fosned 3 or s lines. The Duke ,of Az.
ersiadt marched fem The righ, wing TO
reach the cen er. I he enemy ca The o.
tier hand placed The Corps OF Beliegarde
a; Radlau in Marsch the coTps Colowiath,
I,chteDslein and Muller sniied wah the
right wing in the position OF Wsg,am,
where The Prince Of Hohenzollein vas
and 81 he end of the eit wing al Neuste.
del, where he corps Of R0ser berg and Au.
eiberg debucched nd By curved moyt
msDi a, tie eatly dawnie upon each other
and gave he sig al for battle.
The Emperor equally commenced at
th, reriod etdsred he Duke oil Auersiadt
iobc reinforced by The DIVISION of CuIras-
siers 81 she Duke If Padua, and The corps
. oi R0serbsfg 10 be AIKEN IN bank by a
badsry,oi pieces Of the dvlsloo OF gee.
touui Neasout,. H. less 'ban three gus.
iers oil a. hour he De'cotps OF Auers'adt
had defeated he cops 81 Roscnbetg and
pursued 1t beyond Neusledsi,. aud did II
great pnjrfS.
meanwhile The cannonade became gen.
erai through he whole line, and ,he DIS.
posiliou &c 5e emmy disclosed itself eve
~ nsomeut. Ills whole lcft wing was
lined With artillery. Itmghl be said, that
the Austrian General prepared not 10 CD.
tan sic cry, bat ,has he mad ~ view on
~ The means e tskbg advantage Of it.
I has disposition seemed sOunslilful, that
. defeat was anticipated, and the emperor
sai ed seine time before he ordered lie
smal disposition which was necessary, 20 !
ltusil a,e thar Of The enemy and to render
!, a misfortune to him.
lie ordered the Duke of Rivoli 10 attack
village which The enemy occupied, and
by which the center of The army was q
ltue called lie ordered the duke Of Au.
e,stadt to take he position Of Neustedei
and thence 20 advance 10 Wag am, aGo o.
dsled he Duke OF Ragusa ard General
20 torn IN columns Sc a. Up.
OIL. Wig m the fnomtrt lhe duke Of Az.
crsied. debonchsd.
hFer these occurrences we were inform
I'd ;hSt the enemy made desperate as
sau, upon tie village which The Duke Of
IsiSoh rad 'zken; cur Irfs wing was sur-
rounded a. 1000 iolse; yiolcnt cannon.
de was already. bestd \, Gross Aspen,
nd ,he whole ioteysl between Gloss A.
,eTn and Wsgram YES ,.ccupied By an 1
immense line Of Artillery. ---ko doub, was
sft bout IL.
The emperor in this situation, ordered !.
'encral Macdonald 10 form We divisions !,