The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-10-19
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or skill in planning a conflict, he was
a perfect thundcrbolt in execution.
We make the following extract from
llead!cy's "Napoleon and lis Mar
shal!s," it gives full idea Of the
character Of Augereau as well as
some very interesting historical fact.
"Augercau's soldiers loved him
with devotion and wonld follow hin
into any danger. His activity and
rapidity of motion, together with his
t,reless energy, also rendered him a
powerful ally TO Bonapartc. In
campaigns where such velocity Of
movement was necessary, in order
10 compensate for numbers, that the
army seemed endowed with wings,
flying from point to point, to the ut
ter establishment of the enemy and
an endurance was demanded that
could cope with that Of Bonapartc,
who seemed made OF iron, AUgcrcau
was at home. Thus, i'm the first bat
tie Of Montenottc, we find him ilgIt-
ing beside the young CorSican, and
at the close of the battle left in COM
mand, with instructions to renew the
attack in the night. But not yet
fully understanding the spirit that
headed the army, lie neglected TO
obey the order, and hence lost a
great advantage. \ few days after,
he aSsailed the Piedmontcse, at Nil
IcSimo, and won that bloody battle.
With such fury did lie charge them,
and SO terrible was tie shock, that
every pass leading into Piedmont
was forced; and in the hurry and
( tumult Of the overthrow, their Gen
rral was driven, for sell-prcServa-
ton, with ten thousand men, into an
old and imprcgnable castle. Around
this structure, Augcrcau formed Iii,
columns, and marched boldly mp tc
I carry it by assault. Then common
ced one of those struggles Of knight.
/ ~ days. The aSsailantS raincG down
stones and rocks and missiles oil
every description, which bore ava,
whole companies at time. Amid
the cries and shouts Of the assai.autS
and the falling Of stones, the combat
ragged till night closed the scene. II
the morning Proyera, tie picdmon.
teSc commander, was compelled !,
surrender.
"Piedmont was humhlcd, and en-,
tered into a treaty with Bonapartc
In the two engagements at Castig,
lone, he fought one alone, and on,
with Bonaparte; and earned the Ii.
tie Of Duke Of Castiglione, whicI
the Emperor afterwards bcstowc,
upon him. BonepaIte advanced
with MasSeana on Tomato, an,
sent Augcrcau to drive the Aus
TRANS from the heights ofCasliglionc
/ The latter had driven Gen. Valet,
from them the DAY before; and Au,
gureau was sent to rc,akc them
. Nalctte, though he fought with AT
obstinacy that would lave hono,c,
an Austrian, had not resisted wit,
the courage that must animate ,a,
army of!taly, il it would no. be los,
II was no common frmncss tina
could resist the successive shock
to which it was exposed. While on,
, was compelled to .ight two, and q
he beet them, ever fight other tw,
"A courage and tenacity were nee
' dcd that 10 ordinary assault coul,
overcome. Bonaparlc, in his herc,
: rides to and fro to different parts 0
the army, had killed five horses in
few days. lie himself had plannc,
the campaigns 80 fought at the hca
of the columns-marchcd all nirht
-, and battlcd all next day biyouack
ed with the common soldier. an
4 ate his coarse bread-passed sleeu
- less NIGHTS and anxious days-an
. to have an important post yicldc