The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-07
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL FOREY.
COMMANDER OF THE ALLIES.

PARIS, May "a, 1860.
The Mcnielr this morning contains an official report Of
General Foey, 1st division FIRST Corps dArmee trans-
nnted by Marshal paraguay d'Hlhers. This report,
which relates 70 the battle Of Monebelio as follows
VoGHERA May 20-MDNGHr.
MONSIEUR NAREcHAI-I have the honor of givinx you
IN account of the battle fought this day my division
strong Austrian column, with artillery. had occupied
CsseRRio and driven from MoneDello the oustan
ng pockets Of Pledmonteee cavalry, Immediately
Seped up TO the 'front.' by the Montebeo road with TWO
baataons Of the 74n, destined relieve two battaons
me Saith cautioned along this road in front of voghera
Mean he, the rest Of my division took up arms and
battery Of artillery he 9th Of the 9Th RegmenD march.
Arriving the bridge thrown across the braok ca,ed
tossagazz the extreme limit of front posts caused
section Of artillery 70 be placed in battery on
the and left by two baaions Of Eighty fourth
Inning the brook with their sharpsnooters.
During this time the enemy had pushed on from Monte
belo 70 Gnes eo and having been informed that he was
coming against me in two columnsOne by the high road
the other along the tramway-I ordered the lett battalion
the Seventy fourth 70 cover the causeway Cascina
Nuova and the other battalion to advance along the
rigot Of the road, behind the Eighty fourth.
This movement was hardly over when brisk fire along
me whole ne was opened between our sharp shooters
and those Of the enemy who marching upon u.s. and
supporting his sharp shooters by the heads Of the columns
issuing from Gnestreo. The artillery opened fire upon
them successfully, the enemy replying 10 it.
then ordered my right move up to the front The
enemy retired before The ardor Of our troops but per
cevng that had only one battalion to the left Of the
road, ne cent strong column against IT, Thanks TO the
Ygor and hrmness Of this BATTALION commanded by Col
Cambrels and to some fortunate charges of Pied
mentesc cavalry admirably led by General dc onnaz
She AustriaDs were obliged 10 retire. UF1
Az this moment, General Blanchard followed by the
18th and battalion Of the Slst he two others
Ooo, where they have had engagement) rejoned me
no received orders TO proceed ire relief OF the bat
tson OF the 74tn charged the defence Of the tram.
ano 70 lake up strong position at Cascina Nuova
sssureo on this side, again threw forward my right
Enu tok nov without serious resistance the position
Snsssfeilo. Judging, then, that by following with thu
Ouk Oh .ne infantry the line of hill tops and the road with
my artillery protected by the Piedmontese cavaIrv
should the more easily capture Montebeo oreanso N
columns Of attack under General Beurer,s cnmra.nd
ths way '"u"' III
1he l7h battalion of chasseurs supported Inv ,n on,
and 74ih, disposed In Scheons, moved on tovard
south side Of Montebeo, where the enemy had
cd himself. ~ en"cnch
hand to hand combat then ensued in the street. .,
me village, which had be carried house after house
vas curing this eight that General Beuret was mortalv
wounded by my eide. "''" is
Alter an obstinate resistance the Austraus were forcsd
yeIo 70 the vgor Of troops and although strongly
enn ehoSec 10 the churchyard, this position they ga
sna.c.u Tom hem at the point OF the bayonet amid
cries Oh 1're pEmpeveur," q thousand times reLeated
was IN halt past six. deemed it prudent not to
push the sncess or the day any further and hsted INV
hoops behind the rising on which the chnrcbvard
10 situated, covering the brow with iour guns and nnsr