The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-27

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AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.
gEPoBT OF COUNT GYrLAI, COMMANDER or TIE sE-
CoND ARMY, TO HIS MAJESTY TAe EMPEROR.
VIENNA, June =, 1853
YorR MAJEsTy-With the most profound respect
! hasten to forward TO your Majesty, BY Colonel
Weissrmmel, Of the general stab, brief account
of the battle of Magenta, which, az q later PERIOD
will be completed by detailed description OF an
action which was glorious for the arms of your Ma
iesty, though its result was imperfect.
At seven o'clock in the morning of the 4th Of
June Lieutenant General Count Clam who was In
position at Magenta with about 1909 of his own
men and th9 Second army CORPS, informed me mat
large masses Of the enemy we've approaching the
'eo-du-poNd winch he few DAYS before had
quilted. as il not qualified for defence
Al Aalf past eight in the morning, the time az which
Count Clans report reached nie, the troops we're
thus distIiluted:-The division Reschach % The It'll
corps was at Corbetto, and that under Lieutenant
General Lila at Casteletto The 3D. corps WIS ut
Affiliate Grasso; the sth corps was marching be-
tween Binasco and Bestazzo; and the 9Th corps
was on the Pc, below Pavia. / ordered the corps
70 advance Immediately and directed the 81 and
9Th corps d drntee to take the enemy IN his night
flank should he attempt TO make an attack from st.
Martino. 1t was already known to nue. on the pre-
cedibg day that the enemy had crossed the ticno,
near Turbigo, and | expected the main attack
would be made from that place. The division Cor
don, belonging to the lst corps, had been sent to-
wards Tuybigo and being attacked there and sub
sequently at Bufalora, was obliged TO retreat,
| ordered Lieutenant General Count Clam TO
naintiin his position at Magenta and desired the
other corps To advance VIII all speed.
The attack Of the enemy began at noon, and
being superior i'll force he succeeded in obtaining
possession of the dam of the Navgho Ga causD
ana Of Ponte di Magenta. He suffered tremen-
dous loss, but the dams and the iniersected ground
enabled him 10 establish himself there Cat ponte di
Nagenta) at two o'clock. About this time had
gone with my staff to Magenta, and was making
my dispositions
division under Lieutenant General Baron Reischach
was ordered to retake Ponte di Magneta- / rode
20 Rohecco to point out to the Third corps the way
TO the enemys right flank. Shortly after my arri-
val at Robecco the retakng of Ponte di Magenta
ard the capture of u rife gun were announced
tome.
The columns oftbe Sd corps, which We're full Of
confidence. now advanced. General Ramming led
his brigade along the east bank OF the Naviglio.
The brigade Hartung passed between the canal
and Carpengago, and the brigade Durield followed
them as a reserve. General Wetzlar's brigade was
directed towards the road, which is In the low
ground near tie Tcino. While these brgades we're
advancing the division under Lieutenant General
Reischach was again repulsed although it-and
more particularly the brigade under General Leb-
zelter-- had CALAMITY withstood several attacks
The brigade Lebze'ter, with the infantry regiment
Kase at irs head made splendid attack en- Buff
iaio,a.
troops into his line Of battle the appearance of the
"a corps on his flank ut first produced very good
effect The brigade Haltung, being supported by
Major General Durfeld several times stormed
lost taken again, and at last remained in the hands
Of tie enemy. The heaps of cOrpses Uetci,en-
nosseN) proved tie Determined courage of both
parties.
After several attacks had been made by THAT
galart regiment King Of the Belgians, General
innings brigade was obliged to All BACK on 10
hecco, where il remained Towards evening the
stL corps reached the field of baitle, ana Tue prl
gade Prince OF Hesse made several gallant put mel
iectual attempts 10 prevent the enemy advancing on
Magenta This last place being attacked py superior
force and also by troops coming IRON tue north, the
exborsfed troops, under Count Clam aud Prince
Iichtensein were last obliged TO evacuate II. The
division under Lieut.. General Lila then advanced
and occupied Corbetta, through which place the
retreat was 70 be made.
As The day had begun to close in, had Robecco
strongly occupied and prepared for a fresh attack
IN the monRg OF the 9th. The enormous loss Of
tie enemy led us to hope that he was much shaken
<ei'schu,ert) and the courage all occasions dis
played by troops induced US to believe that re-
newed attack would be successful.
As We have prisoners belonging to nearly all che
regiments Of the French army it must be
concluded that all the enemy's rves
were brought into action. On our side the 9th and
sth corps and division of the I'd corps were nos
ongaged, and being fresh troops could turn the
scale in our favor All this had taken into Con-
sideration, and only waited for an account OF the
exact positions OF the troops and their losses IN
crder to make arrangements for renewing the at
tack.
now learn that the troops of the first and second
CORPS dGrnee which had suffered most from the
first attacks of the enemy, had already moved to
tie rear, and could not again be brought 70 the
field Of battle, unless they made fatgu'ng march
during the night. The troops in question continued
their maroL 81 three o'clock IN tie morning that