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The Battle of Solferino
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
9, 900 Dead Bodies on the Field of Battle.
ARRIVAL or THE AETNA.
BArTLg oy sOLFERIsO.

III miles northwest Oh Mantna on the western
side Of the Mincio 40 that the contest took
place before the Allies had entered the STRAIT
egic square, and was evidently precipltated
by the Austrians, WHO crossed the MiDcio at
four different points, and attacked the Allies
who woald seem 10 have been moving
towards the Mincio in the direction Of Goito.
It iss notable fact that Napoleon the First
defeated the Aus,rians at the same village Of
solferino in 1896, previous to the capture Of
Mantua. Thus the incidents OF the present
campaign present remarkable similarity
to those Of the great Napoleon.
The New York Ermrng Post describes
the topography Of solierino and It's surround.
ings as follows:
The famous quadrangle" on which the
hopes OF Austrian domination in IOmbardy
depend, consists OF The fortified towns OF
Mantua, Peschiera, Verona and Iegnago.
The western outposts are Peschera, which
lies Ut the foot Of the Lsgo di Garda, and
Mantua, which lies on m island formed by
the spreading Of the Mincio and 10 about
sixteen miles south Of Peschira. The Min
clio runs with winding course from the
Lago di Garda southwark, passing through
both OF these cities 90 the east bank OF
the river, between Peschiera and Mantua.
the Austrians were entrenched.
About ten miles west OF the Mincio, and
running nearly parallel with Il, IL smaller
stream, the Chiese, and il was 10 the space
between these two rivers that the battle was
fought. Among the many small towns In
cludej In this area Is Solierlno, village Of
some twelve hundred inhabitants, hitherto
chiefly noted "a being the point where the
Austrians were defeated by the French 10
1906, prior TO the siege OF Mantua. A
the hardest fighting OF the late battle took
place ut this point, 10 the name Of Solierino
has become indelibly associated with the
| conflict.
The Austrians, entrenched on the east
bank OF the Mincio, presented formidable
front to the allies. Their line Of army. ex.
tending fifteen miles and famed on either
side by the strong iortresscs Of Peschiera
and MaDtua, was 10 m advantageous posi-.
ton, and i was generally supposed they
would stand on the defensive, awaiting the
attack Of the allies. who were advancing
from l'resca and had arrived at the Chesc
But tho Austrians, at this juncture, perhaps
tearing the arrival Of Prince Napoleon from
Parma with his reinlorccmepts, instead o
waiting for the expected attack Of the al.
lies, advanced 10 meet them, crossing the
Mincio at . point near Morego. leaving
their strong position. and thus taking the
offensive. On the cath OF June they al
yAnced into the area before alluded TO a.
embraced between the two rivers, returning
TO Il from the east, just as the French were
entering from the west. Then cane thu
conflict. No particulars haze Us yet been
given; but the proclamation Of Napoleon
congratulaiing bis soldiers on their success
and the official bulletin Of the Austrian
commander. admitting the defeat Of his i'm
mense forces, clearly prove that the attack
Of the Austrians--a movement directly con
trary TO their usual tactics during the war
was for them most disastrous. They los
seven thousand prisoners. thirty cannon an,
three tlags, which were taken by the French
and then rccrossed the Mincio 10 confusion
The losses OF the French are vaguely RI
mored as being from ten to twelve thousand
while Generals Anger Dieu, Fordy, and l.
Admirault are reported slightly wounded,
The Austrian headquarters were. nj lates
accounts, at Villa Franco, a town contain
my q fine castle, and situated about min
miles southwcs, Of Verona. about the sam
distance sou,beas, o! Peschiera, aud near ,h
centre OF the area OF the Quadrangle.
This retreat Of the Aus,riaDs will. IL con
tinuel, leave the fortresscs Of P,schera an,
Man,ua open 10 an attack.
by the very last despatch. dated Cavri
aDa, June 18th, the French following "a
their successes, had crossed the Miucio with
out opposition, and were thus in the yer
spo, where the Aus,riaus bad been er
irenched four days previously, and whenc
they bad made their unfortunate sor,l,
The Austrians must have, therefore, eontr
ued their disgMcelul retreat, or anothe
conflict must have ensned day or two after
aud another ieariuf battle formed sequel I
that Of Solieriro.
BY the arrival OF the .E,na at New Yor
on Thursday We have European dates I
the "a Of June
BATTLE or soLFEsINo.
AT Paris, it is believed u soGe quarter,
that the French los, from l6 10 $4,000, a
follows Gen. Neil's corps COCO TO 1000
D'Hilliers nearly 5000; Mcmahon
1880, Canroberts 1900 besides casua
ties in the artillery aud special corps. tn
French people are said to be dissa,istic
with the scan,iness OF the details as Y,
published in the .Nonissr. The Pat. say
Napoleon had an ,psule,,e sho, away
Gen. Dean is reported among the jea,
The Aus,rIans had or generals, and yer
many o, their supcr,oS officers wounde,
Gen. Garschke was Allcd some Of N
Freoch infantry regiments WE'RE uearly ca
TO pecs.
The Pieimou,,- slherci - severely a
to be incapable OF forming in the line d