The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-24
! II E'GREAT BATTLE
OF MAGENTA.

pErhiS OF THE ACrIoN-uEAyY LOSSES
on ROTH SIDES OBSTINATE ptGurING-
NApoLNoN's srRArEGY-TuH PASSAGE OF
THg TICINo, &c, &c, &C.
The nails by the Persia brIag interesting de.
/ tsr. The great bottle Of Mageata:
p -ls ptss,as OF THs rsct>o AND TuK BsrrLx or
MI0E>vA
From the Paris Noplteur, jane Iol
4 N1.pQulS7EEs, san MkSrGSo June ). 1889
+ The French Amy assembled rouad Atesan.lvs "a
had xrea; d,f ca},irs to overcome. If Il marched
o' ptacstyt q sou'd hsro bad to bssisge tina,
'rfrsss eud ( ros apss.sge Of the ro. thsre 40
4 Yolifts ID ~dth, sad that dificut ope,sti,a
would have had to be ri c.ed In prescnte Il: \
hr.ti,t army Of no ,t0A men,
r the FmpeTur crossed the river st Y.lsnza he
rli have found thu enepy concentrated on
Il f,I {, h,uk At Wortara, ara he could only have
s''.ckoA nin by scpera'o columns Ivring In
lhr a,idsi ot a coentJy iotersected by canals aud
r.s5 d.'Gs. Oa both sides Therefore there VA. an
Il SIN st iaIurmouatab'e obstacle; the Emperor re-
iysd 70 ohS!a;s IT, and he deceived the Austrian.
~ concentrating has forces on the right by uecs.
Il ,,in. CaI.e.cio spt even Robbie on the Tr.tbi.
pa The Sis. cf Nay sho army rec ajrei the order
T. march 70 thc l-t and crossed tho P0 at CassIe
it~ t.,Gse 4 whjch had remained in cur posses
Il say, it at once took the road TO YsrcsiH, where
tho Ya,-sz. Of Tie Sesia was carried out to pro-.
i.pt and e. YER cor rapid march on Hosara
fis Efforts Of the army were directed on the
right Robbie and two CON bats, glorious for
Il fH. - F,At30 NSfPN 3SU.h- ca tH1t slis, ma de
Netusa.y hslisYsw we're marching on Mortars
'laes,ims. the French army was advancing on
N.,srs. aud 1t took possession on tho very same
gr,G4d Nhers tea years pTeSinnely kiag ChsrIcs
,.trrt gave battle. Here IL was Rbls 20 Psst the
.geriy e necessary.
Ttr. ,bys boli rarch had been protected hr
o. asn spcAmpsd or eur right .uk at 0!.n-
IN. I'D front of Novara. Under these circuns,An.
GO = then 10 the rcserve that the Emperor
= had 10 ia'ru-t til execution Of tn. movemen :
fs2iaE place behind the lire of battle.
Ca the u Of june division of the Imperial
EcA-3 advanced towards Tnrbigo, on the
-isrN, sr6 Let l1ji0E =ny resistance il threw
'uefrilgss Rc-oss Tbs Emperor having received
e. ruaruatcry Intelligence that tbe snsmy has
sigs~n to the let: bank Ct the river, ordered
she Touo 70 lie crossed a. this point by tbs corps
-.rm, OF Geuersi McNahon followed on :ha
,re-fvw ty d,rsiOS cf the sgrdiuian army.
'4r troops tad SCARCELY taken posi.ion on tn.
1-e,ba,d bank when they we're attached by an
.r,}riEu corps from Milan, brought mp 10y the
4 I'D. They drove 1t back T.ciovousy il pros
t-,- O.! the ETFeror.
Ga :he same day lJcn. q Espin.sse's division
.svfrc advanced on the road fsom Novsra to Milan
f-t a. TrecAte from which place II threatened
;,- fridge at Bui-s'Ora, the ersny hastily ersc1-
4.si he eutrsnchmeut it had thrown up st this
1, ia; a-i retii ei 70 ths LETT bank sttemptipgt,
taw Up ihe stone bridge across he river The
sitgugi vas net successful; the two srcheg at
tempted wss no: sufficiently destroyed TO prevent
TIE 4ih Of June had bsen Fixed by the Emperor
ff tie definite occupation of the left bank Of The
T,jae. Geo, NcMahou'E corps d'ar1at> strengthen
q L tbe division Of the YnItigsur1 Of the Impe
ia Gu,!d. aud followed by tht whole army Of
the kIHg Of Sardinia, to sdyAGce from TurbisC
en- I-f,1ora Gnd Magenta whiio tho division O.
t'e --af sders Of tts Imperial Guard to carry
re a" pint Of RuntloTs on the ielt bSnk. aus
Nuslai Caurobsrts raps fHrm - was to advance
.sr- tha right bank to cross at the same point.
The execution Of this plan war fr rIstrated By
of those iGCiisnts which raust ALWAYS be expected
,g gv-r!Sre. The army Of tho King wss delayed 10
s-o.s,og tie river, and only Of his divisioEs
+ g,s Atlc 20 follow the corps ofU2nersl NcMahon
s'a -istsrce.
-, lay,l ard. on The other hand when iisrshai Can.
4 ra,.-''s corps l.ft Nov.ra TO join the Emperor
had proceeded in person 20 the bridge ct Buf.
t,,-- i found the read o. srcnmtsred that it
.af9 .-Tivsi very late the banks OF tbs Ticibo
srmattelr slC5d. and tbs Emperor awaited, not
v''.ct anristy, the signal Of the arrival Of Can.
'i."shou's crrpg a: Bufilors. when about Two
4 .'f',cE he heard Etayy fusiiiada aud cannon
81, m that quarter. The General was coming up.
L :. The III ment to support him by al
\ .eingou Magenta. The Emperor at opcn throw
Wlu; ffcn's brigade against ths formidable yosi-
4 t:.o occupied ~ the AGs,rians in front of the
4 trlas. C.ercs brigade followed NJ the move
Wert The heights which border tbs canal ard
4 ,g'ase ofBUffllora were carried By the i'm
JA'nlsity Il our troop; bus they hen found
ih'Hsclves opposed to foTniidabls bodies, whom
1 thy cJHid not drive back and who stopped their
1 hIvzrce.
Marshal Ceprobert's column had not vet come
M add on the other hand, the canaouaie aud fu,
tiflsIe which hSd announced the arrival Of Cen.
l N,Nahan had completely ceased Had the Gene.
r.Is c1'Umu been repu'Sed aud would the divis-
ion f the Grenaders OF tho G&ard have to sustain
| alac The whole strength the enemy
This Is the proper p!acc t0 explain tbs marc.
yre 4 Ihe Austgjaus.
Whea thay learned on the ight Of the Cd Of
June that the French army had made Itself mas
ter II TIE passage q she TciBO At Turbigo, they
tapi.y rtcrcssea the river 8, ViecVono with three
| their corps Tarmsr, rho burnt the bridges hes
II -. xTFt thn A }, tic
a,Igsiis the Emperor l25 OtO strong. AMI it
a.aiust such dspropoF sionate force that the d.
vision Of the Greralisrs cf the Guard, with whom
y ra- ths Emperor, had to compete.
5: this critical moment n kcGGGui de Saint
,Iesu IA agsiy display yed immense energy, did
e}.o the G,uersls under HE orders General OF
4 iivision MeUiret had two b shot under him:
4 G"6e:Hl Ger fsi m0rtay wounded; General
Wimrf,u wss wounded in the head: Command.
4 ants DeRno ard M1udhuy, Of the GrerHliers of
the G2ard, w-fl killed; the Z)neves lost 200 men.
and tie G-eaa1srs suffered loss no. less consid-
cradle.
Finally, after Ieng expectation Of fur hours,
.ErIng which Ielinet's division sustained without
4 f.achine the attacks Of ;hs enemy, pcard's bri-
taja, le,i by 8sTSb-i CsnJcbert arrived or the
fed q battle shortly aiier wards Vinoy's diviz-
.,l joined, of General Hi.Is corps, which the
fr.i error had cent for, and finally Rsn.u!Ps snd
IfochQ's divisions Of CspcObert's corps.
At the same time General NcMsEon's cannon
became again aud bic in the distance. The Gene
rsls oori', retarded Ia is advance, and less nu.
n u!pTCG5 ID an it should have been, mad advanced
10 txo column oG Magenta sud Bn1fsors.
Thescemy having atie mFte1 tocut in between
4 Eo.e two columns General Mcmahon ordered his
right COLUMN 10 fall back on his left towards Ma.
goCta Epd this sxplans the cessation OF the firing
/ At the commencement Of the as.ion Of this BGdas
llfs side.
H. fact ths aussrisnF, fading themselves hard
IT-ssnG their centre aEd left, had svucaed the
the vlluge Of Bufralora, aud brought The greater
portion % their ioTcss 70 bear against General Me
Eahon bsf0re Magenta The Ash of iho Line bold.
y attacked the farm e Csrciu Mora oa tie out
rt. of the village and which was! defended By two
Hungarian resnicuts. Fifteen hundred men OF
the Enemy laid down thesT srtas, and the coiors
"ere taken away from the CoIoEePs bndy. How
ever, Mo.tercuzes division foupi iiRef hard press
ed by c1n-i able orcrs lich threatened 10 sep
y e'Ate il ffoUi E'Pinasse's li,lson. Gsbersl Nc
Eahon bad placed Ia second lius the thirteen bats
l. 2ts OF the toliigsurs 81 tho guard, under the
cum aud of the brave General Com0u who, ads
FaucIrg 10 the iTont, sustained The shock Of the
eLeIng Apd gave time 30 H I'teroute es and Epinas-
siye.
81 This momsn. Of general attack General Az
ger cominaudrg the artillery Of the Second corps,
opers T, With forty guns ~ IL railway chausse',
which tskiUg tie Ausrisus IN nsnk and cross
ways made fsaffu havoc.
Al Magenta the combat NJ. terrible. The enc.
ny dtfsudsd the village moot ohstiDately. Both
s!ies felt that IL the hoy Of tho position
Uur troop too4 il house by honse. causing ius-
nenBe loss TO the AustriaDs. Nore than 10000
neu were put hors 6e coajai. and Gensral Hcms-
h9n took about 5000 prisoners, izcludiug one
shoie regiment, the saCosd Chasssnrs pi>d COM
nanded by Colonel Haussr. But tho Generals
coipe slnsred considerably loo men being
filled or wounded. Ia the attack on the village
ushefal Espinasse snd Ills 0tic1r dc 0rdounance,
Lieutenant Froideford, were both killed. While
isadlnE On their NEE, Colouel Dronhot, Of ibs
HlHty'hf b Of the liuO, aud Colonel ChArbrens Of
The secoDd. fell rnortHiiy souuded
ia ths o her aide Fincys ami u. .nuaits dvi.iops
Iyif nj I, d. .1sru 4