New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-22
PASSAGE AT TURBIGO.
MARsnAL M'MAnoN. REPORT


MARSHAL M'MAHoN'S REPORT
The following j. the official report oi Gen. Mcmahon,
HYABqUARTrHs. TrRBiGo june %.
SIRE: As hive already he'd The honor oi nior mns
yCur Muiesiv m first report. SO enemy Die" up Tue
buoae az san MaTtinp yesterday, at about - III the
evening rttreatng 10 the lett bLuA OF the / 10.
Tie morning. al dsybNak. Gen. E-plnas-e al
vsucrd with a brigade 10 the fie-dcpoHf, which the
Au,trisus bad ahaudoIt "a at his approach. IL found
there two noitars, two fedpiece' end some amnunl-
Accofd.ng TO your Msiesiys order, the ID Corps
l,fh Ne sara this morning at q for Iurbigo, with
view Z, rros- The bridge over the Icln", which had
been CaasiuCed the previous n'g i under the dlrtc-
ton of ne division Of The Notgeurs of the Imperial
Guard.
o. arriving Of Turbiro, | found brigade of that
division Oh the night bank OF the liclno occupying the
village ana uegborhoCod SO a. 10 assure III the Tree
possession the bri ICE and covering TIE valley above
lie Village. The other brigade oi Camous division
was Oh the right bank.
~ Cons cross the bridge al hali-past one bile
visiiIi Iurbap, ana recUnuOitcriDg tae nights oi
R,becchcito, with a view 10 place NY men, suddenly
found AZ Austrian column within five hundred metres
81 ne apparently coming from BnfaoFa win the III
teiton Of occupying RtDrccheto
l. situated the left bank Of the ryer
TciLo ca tho East, about Two Kilometres from lrb
GO. IL il large village when may pJ ny ~
3D. and which would be very u1'i-3ole 10 coup! ""
,uuo.e an oueuy coming from Milan or Magenta, WIN
the inteutiou Of contesug the passage n l"folS" nc
vllsce is situate horizontal plain - ~ ~ inetres
above the valley Of the TcinI. Leaving IuroiSo, II
,.o, Le reached by two roads both piacilcGpie iOr
artillery one south, the other wet.
The tieb roeo from Magenta and BnifalOra runs
ea.t tbs latter il the road taken by the Austrian
ordered Gen. de Ia M0tterouge, WHO had only then
tle regiment Of Algerian Riferhin Ni,h aim hi' olA.f
reoiu eI.s being It'll OF the left bank OF the rHeI' 10
/ sdys1ce bis three batalioLs OF nhemen o. heo'y'
Ghetto aud 70 place them in three columns o' "'aoA'
u follows: , l.,
Tie ~ battalion, forming tie right, in column by
Gvion rrecctet by tive compaties OF sharp shooters
/ TO attack tie village on he sohth SIDE
Tie 30 aita!iot, fimng the lrii. sanitary organ
/ lied 10 attack TIE village on Inc "esi roe A.
The "a battalion, Ia the CENTER some Aila' ~ '0
r,ar forming the reserve ready 20 s1ppo ehhrr Dat
I tsi or. a.o 30 column VITA advanced shap,hooirfF'
thee columns, gTadull- 6i,arclpg. were at q
given signal to colc,nIa' u Rebecehet:o, and eu.ri
NJ the InGiu street v'c runs tom "-rl " cast "S'0
/ To rpdravrr 20 tr' 80 the enemy s Tctreh.
While Con. de Do Mcr-Touge was carrying 'ut these
naueuvers with lie = .seIian blhemen, my'Fr l'eH
The REQUISITE steps 20 briug up the other Regimen. 81
MS DIVISION. Tie 18th O. tue line second regimen "
Tie frst brigade received the orer to follow the tra
! Of TIE Algerian kheneL.
About . O'Clock Gen. De Ia Moilerouge advanced
with hi. three battaols on Reb,cche,to iO.loN'd by
battery Of ,hr general reserve II the army directed
! is Gen. An rr IN person.
The columns Of Algerian Raamen, urged OF ty the
vote ol Cen dc ii Mcuerouge and by their Colonel
| advanced on RrbeechettO without firing
They were received by heavy IRE o! musketry
from the AUrirans WhtIe1ppn they charged with the
3a,Cue. In ten minutes they lad cleared the village
pf the enemy. ~ the Quiet Of the village they
broueh THEN guns into play and fired some IT, rounds
cf araue which had ell 81 IN stepping the aTi'r Oh
nuI meb On guns opened IN reply with such success
rat ihr enemy obliged 10 run for IT, Inc rle,ueh
iles,d Them 10 VI hin two kilometres beyond Rebrc-
Ghetto and killed great number. gen Anger oy
D.; laIt ak II
iappilv selected did them great damage
IL ,Ie # these positions Gen. Anger, '.ncyng re
Yeice we'd austrian gun ~ the hich COR, tnaL had
sue difficulty IL following The retreat oi the others
Gaopod up 10 and took posse sion Of II. Near the
Gun - found lie officer IN charge cut IN Two by can
Lon shot.
While this was taking place 1T Rebecchetto, col
uuu Of Austrian cavalry appeared on Cur eit' coming
advanced 5 battalion Of the 9th and two field
pieces against Two shots suticed to make 4 r.
.reat .
battle covered With dead AID arms OF all sorts. We
have not made many prisoner which yplAined 6y
the nature Of the grouuc upon which We fought.
ca cur side We i,st one captain killed lCaptan n
uechout, four officer wOuAced one colonel 81 the
siah NJ de I.ve4rcoupetl, seyea so.ci-rs killed. AMI
= wounded among whom four, am told, are Volt
geurs Of the Gasd. vince shar9shOoer, were engaged
with The eueuy 10 tie rear al Eebecctetto.
cam 4 o., YET, Sire give 10 your Majesty precise
details az this affair which gives al additional pr,of q
wi az souY Msirsy may expect rVu our soldiers since
tley have entered on the campaign.
ILaye bot q, yct Ieceyet tie Vtica.Eeporrs Of those
slo most dist, el.ted themselves. All bravely and
W,r-ii, iid their duty; but may point oat to y'ur
Majesty ten. De IL MUtterOuge a. having gwen qrut
of irresistible energy; Gen. Anger, Tor tls deeds
mettoDed above anu which, according u our military
code. ce,.Ive mention IN the genera army orier,i
Lsveaucoupe'. who, while fighting hand 10 hand win
tie Austrian fits received bayonei wound n m
Rad. Col. Laur, II the Algerian Rides. for the sku
with which he brought up ~. men scsDst the enemy
Ireus.n sre souI Msery yey humble aud .e.ai-n .srv
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ANNEXATION or LOMBARDI To PIEDMONT.
TrRiS. Jpne o. lSJ9-Ihe Municipality Of Milan
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