New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-25

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80 NON. Napoleon cent Moreau with an army OF
40 tC0 men into Germany, and appointed 8aseaA
O. ra nder.in. Chief in Italy. NeIas comDa oed
ne lustisna l2,0C0 English were landed at MnQcs,
ard Admiral Keith wac ordered - blockade S<n@'
Eapoleon ioined the army IN l.aly IN person n May
On ,be J:h Of June tfS0l the sangu.nGTy battle OF
uarepgo was fought Napoleohs star was again IN
the ascendant. Nelas had two horses shot uB1er
him, and wac wounded by bullet in the arm. de
was carried from the field under the impression that
the battle wee won. " Thi. battle = lost eS-
claimed Desssix 20 Napoleon but there y time 10
win another" few moments later be tel MORALLY
wounded. The battle of Marengo which ended IN
victory for the French il Of the mos. saGguDaIy
on record. A truce va. concluded On The 10th OF
June. The Austrians had 70 hand over 10 he French
the fortified places of TortoDs, Alexandria, Iurin
Milan Pzzighettone, Aroma and Plscenza "l,uln lui
days and within the month Tie towns Of Ounce, Ceva,
SavoLa, Genoa and Uroano the Austrian troop- were
to evscuate Piedmont, Ligura, Savoy and Lom2aiay'
and TO withdrew beyond the ancios 10 other wora'
the whole Of Northern Italy handed over 70 the
French. Radetzky, who greatly distinguished himself
on the field OF Marengo, was appointed TO the CON-
mand Of VIE Archduke Albert's Cuirassiers IN
We will rapidly pass over the next ten yeGIs OF IA
detzky's career AZ a recompense for hi- services
against the French during Napoleon German cam
paien he received the Order Of Maria Theresa AiIer
The peace Of Lunevile 0sOlle05 be enjoyed tempo
rary repose On the renewal of hostities in 1913 we
again tnd Radetzky active service, with the rank
OF Maior-Genersl The chief command was gwen 10
Archduke Charles Of Austria The battle OF Austen
was concluded at Presburg, and Radetzky, with the
rank of Brigadier, enjoyed few years repose at
Vienna.
appointed to the command Of the arGHtgarde Of the
5th corps armee. Prussia was Inundated al jena
and Fnedland, and shortly aiterward Napoleon dated
his dispatches from the Palace of Schonbrunn. From
the opening of the campaign on the Danube until the
memorable battle Of Aspen t2lst and I'D OF May
Radetzky was scarcely day without lighting the
enemy. During this campaign he Was opposed by
Napoleon, DavOust Oudinot Massena, Molitor, Le-
febvre, and LaDnes. Vienna capituatcd on the 18TH
Of May. Then came the battle of Aspern. SIX times
was Aspern taken and retaken that day. and on the
night between the 2lst and I'D the sentnels of the
hostile armies were in sight Of each other On the I'D
Napoleon beat a retreat. This was the first time
he had been beaten in the open field, snd the
sensation was immense throughout Germany.
Radetzky was promoted 70 the rank of Lieutenant
and 9th of July following was fought the battle
of Wagram. In that sangunary contest Radetzky
commanded the cavalry He was rewarded with
the cooDelcy of the 9TH Hussars and made Chief of
October. In April, 1910, Radetsky was appointed
Commander of the Military Order of Maria Theresa.
Inspired by the lays OF KOrner, and sick of French
dominion the youth Of Germany rose in 1873. Austria
Joined. Napoleon offered Silesia as a bride for neu-
traly which Metternch declined. He proposed
European Congress to settle the affairs OF Europe.
Ii met at Prague but led to no result On the Eth
of August Austria declared war against France Dur
ing the whole of the campaign which followed, Rs-
defzky acted as Chief of the staff under the inme-
date orders Of Prince rlesSchwarzenberg After
the battle Of Kuhn the Emperor of Russia presented
Radetzky with the Order of St. Anne Of the first
class, and Schwarzenberg in his dispatches attributes
the victory mainly to RadetzkY
The great battle of Leipsic 18th Of October, 1879
sealed the fate of Napoleon in Germany In this bat
tie Radetzky, who commanded the Austrian cavalry,
wounded, but he took very leading part in the
campaign in France during the following Spring On
the 3lst of March, 1914, Lieutenant Field-Marshal
Radetzky entered Paris, riding by the side of the
Emperor Alexander of Russia, Frederick William of
Prussia, ard Prince Schwarzenberg. On the Goth of
April Napoleon left for Elba and on the 4th of May
Louis XVIII. entered Paris. On the escape of Napo
leon from Elba, Radetzky again took the field buth
was not present at Waterloo.
The peace Of 1875 concluded at the Congress of
Vienna, is u resting point in Radetzkys career. We
next find him combining administrative with military
command in the Lombardo-V territory, enjoy
ing in the highest degree the esteem of his Imperial
master, whose successor, the present Emperor, is
indebted to him for the preservation Of his italian
possessions The first half of Redetzkys career was
chiefly on the battlefield, and the second hall, if We
except the last few years of his honorable life was
equally stormy.
In1S3l, Radetzky was appointed COMMANDMENT
Chief in Austrian Italy. In the intervening period
he had resided partly at Vienna, partly in Hungary,
where he held the appointment ot Insnecfnr-Csso..i
e AS Tecs1Ssd 6si 5 & F Fed
more especially of Milan, the capital Of Lombardy,
who can fully understand the feeling the Lombards
emf terrain toward Austria. II il one Of sulen but ILL.,
tense hatred. RadetZkys once was no snecurc.
When Mesta Ferrett succeeded to the chair of st.
Peter az Plus IX. and initiated biz rule by liberal
reforms, a thrill OF nationality ram ike the electric
fluid through Italy, This was in 1886. In the fol-
lowing wear the movement almost brought to
crisis by the Austrans placing garrison in Ferrara
"Guardia Civca' or National Guard, was
formed in nearly every State and then came, like
thunderbolt the Revolution Of 1913 at Paris,
Revolution succeeded revolution. On the 18th of
March 1SiS the Of the events at Vienna reached
Milan. On the same night the Archduke Rainier, the
Vceroy, with his family, left Milan for Verona On
the next morning barTicades erected in every
street Of Milan; the revolution had commenced. After
three dave fighting Radetzky retired in good order TO
Verona This is sad chapter in the history OF Italy.
The descendants Of the men who seven times repulscd
Frederick BaISarossa, instead OF acting hand and
heart together against the foe lost the golden
opportunity in frvOlities, banquets and speeches
about Italian liberty. Moreover, it seemed as If the
galvanized corpse OF Italy had suddenly become im.
bued with all the old feelings and fears of Guelph and
Ghbelline, Bianchi and Ner. The Italian League,
nevertheless for a moment triumphcd. The red,
white and green tricolor waved from the towers Of
every city except Verona Mantua, LegnanO and Pes
chiera. The number Of Austrian troops at Radetzkys
command at this period about IS 900 men. This ill.,
eludes the garsons OF the ortresses Austria too
much occupied at home ~ send re-eniorcenents
Charles Albert declared himself and on the 18th of
March Sandman army crossed the Tcino in two
columns. On the 9Th OF April he advanced against
Radetzky. Diminishing commenced on the 9Th with
the Austrian outposts at GOto, about six miles from
Mspiua. After some severe fighting Charles Albert
forced the passage and Radet1ky fel back, first on
Mantua, then on Verona. The Italians were elated
with success; reenforcemens poured in from Tuscany
Rome and Naples. Radetzky concentrated his main
force at Verona leaving strong division at Pastrengo
to keep open his communications with the Tyrol
Charles Albert resolved 10 attack this division On
the ODD he carried the nights, and the Austrians
fell back beyond the Etsch The Piedmontese
Monarch then gave battle. His army was about
$4,000 strong, that Of Radetzky 5000, with We.
roma TO fall back upon. On the 9th of May Charles
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