The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-11
THE LINE OF THE MINCIO.
sTRATSGICAL VIEW OF rs DEfBNUE5 ARD IMP0RT


he plain between the tiOao aud the kincio offers
Advantage for the defensive operations OF Al ARMY
rbs lines Of the Ada from the Lsgo d Lecoo (the esst
bay OF se Lego di Como down to its confluence vita
he 70 above ursuous sell as The Ines of the Oslio
from the point where Llgo Tseo, Dor
sofort, cosn to gaatus, the Pc, too
saeps,Se, and bsye too practical fords offer
army suiaeOi supper. zoe attack or sui lien.
prottcuou for retreat Therefore, at least 10 modern
times, 10 great battle oecaiug the fate aad possession
of itsiy has been fought in this pain Of Lon.
osfoy. The AIDA could bs for some days a line
4 support il the army watcn taxes il for the bssis
OF operaacrs be IN Of Lodi, Pizzegbeitone
aud .iacenza; but tnep The line too
eT ce'-pce syaust the ser,ons attack Of large army
From the little rivers pg parallel VITA .ae Ada only
Sue Crirse Thcb flows frou lt,tle LaG1 c'tiso
spd joins Ii 0.ho) some s;ra,egics, in
por Snce, but belongs aesy 20 the ssteg Cal ne Of
,he Moco, whose riceaa II De led beng Tsiei
10 ns river al distance OF no. more than ton or twelve
mice
Gloco leaves a. PesoherS the Laeo di ards aud
'nus south ia noaerAbe crooks to .he upper lake
Ego nre) o, Mau.ua Jpioog t1e PJ after Gavicg
crossed the Lake beos aau;us be Lsgo laferione
q river prests large eol Deep ava urs Only
taids If the racs have ceased &c least for several
Geekf hat IS TO sSy, ~ very dry sssson. BIT agreat
isisads and Isle favor laying Of pSetoa
btoges at rsu7 paluts II crossed b. I've ting
tvesoherA Bosshet.o (oppoets vallesio) GGo,
Hs.ta, aud AZ sso'os over tbe lake Of Mtot4a BIT
ohleT tns osnuon OF Asaus an therefore lice o. only
sixteen tug.eh Uliiee be defended Agsns eueng
en" CO pes 70 cross the auoo Baiow Man'ds from ne
axe 10 the Po toe engtn Of tire river 0ay niles,
add this part Is defended cad .cset bg the southern
tort OF M>oiua, OF fistoii
The strstseca impc-:suce the Mnco, therefore, lays
the circumstance ta4i the cnortest diagonal tine
we Alps aod The Pc III rug ne,geen the Lsgp d
GarGa rhe the Pc the s1uto, oais OF
t-eDty :~soy tour niles to be deencsa Ga tue left
OF the rver distance o. three four miles
eots oecises giving 10 army rsaget their iiuSs
fcos st! the anvsotsg, o. protected position, rh ali
fso,l,tes o: eeboucoag dssuiug tee enemy who
d.rss 10 the river. B,n ends " tns the pro
'ected by tao oruessssPs-caera ACE Mintua to turn
tcs line ana tbese ottreses rendered impossible ia the
born by the APPS 10 the south by the HWamps or the Pc
and the rrorasses Of the al iigs
PesCt,era d tle town OF not thac CAC nhapi-
tsrts siius.ed Island formed BY toe Mncio ct its
from tue Lsgo d. Garda The Notifications consisted
originally WITH bsst.ous sli deep ditch urdsr
the frecch oouiuton tie negatoring hI.1cs Msnces,
the tfs bank Of toe rqer was crowned Stb cas:ion
The Ausriaos ocastccted o. tue right bank tie fort
S.iv and erected elce l84s egn, lcoetes Max milan
io~ers), witt bonb pro0f redOIbts, protecting and
dominating all accssses TO the Central fortress
C0e iuDettes being q considerable distance from
ioe 'o~D, Pesccera forms Dos large forti
ted camp tor ~hois cs-ps daynee which eau menace
every movement Ct tne n.aks OF the is abou.
she Mnoo. feet IF small steamers lsug
ouder tie ss Of Pesctier trsrp>r ooos n every
point If AXE TIRE Assned by the enemy Large su,ces
Constructed IN $40 sh,Gh, conp steiy closed,
elevate toe the iaks iaersby ana IL opeded
swell sudo-oy toe r7er ninco SC much es to Destroy
po1tnp or fsm BRIGGS
lie TsCsJ fFon Verona N Bescia CROSSES under the
vaiis ot Pescniera, tie Ninc.O.
tbs description w.l suffice 20 give pretty clear uuder
ssncog idea o. the present uaire and condition Of
tie corthe,n END (:te north Eey) OF he Mncio line
TIE souiherD gey 3 aa"irs (ssutnva) city ant for
renowned Il cou1s 81, coo utabt.n,s
en- situated leland Of considerable extent
and circumference, occupying i15 acres o; land.
90 tie sol,htru eioe q tee to~n cod island,
~hch nnqco eater, and strongly t1rtess-tte ieaad
L Te L is ales enough Tor = ~bois corps ddrmse Of
Sc coo Go,rnN Ueder W0rnser arUy OF
$500 m vas bs' acssd 90 this s'sna The cs@ps an1
h.ssu for. Act. EQr.n
Around botn ,esnds ID the oot1 and east is oro.t
oeep ske; the south and ives, swamp, whi;h is
,oan the ,sSe To- dsi-aee 'ro the WAL Of tte fortress
d, ntericT osohs OF the isge is 400 feet Che
ouls approaches 20 the t~o stands S,e i've n,ies
SIDE TIE eastern moe eaius to the 0,uoou'g)
Bcfso G. 5, Giorgo oonsss 0: long dxe cad 3 stone
bridge; be ist.ef Z,7c0 feet oug she northern mole,
e.iLg to Borgo d sortezzi il 1880 feet ong Tae list
protected By the Fort ). Giorsio the
second by he great Ci.eie d Porto Zoe NOES ia the
aud under the cannon Of tue hJru work.
Prs1ss ACC the sroDg fort Peio rae southern Doiut
(h% pose) OF issno TIE ia defended by tounhioe1
syst eutrencoueo and oubs Ca led the -edodbts
Of aeorelto On the sar5 poiGt the grea, sluces
snoh opened inunda;e che envrons 70 distance Of four
to mics.
Tits situation renders 1ansus really ,mpregn1ble aud
long taken eudsugers all nents 0;
advancing aiost tue aco or operating on its
ist eide. kspp Great, ~lo Ear poss bic,
oeepisei eli fortresscB in he wav and left them reso
futeiy behind, r.sged tie same With HantUa: he
Obliged 20 fso ana gain more thaa twelve battles aud
tbeD crossed not lbe ia Alps but returned 10
The siege II MantJa Aner egci ans he fortress
seooer.o-2noe cot The attsess OF Napoleon, forcing toe
couimander 10 tots act (FsoruarY, 1870 Ntpoleon
soOn he possession OF HsEtsa, entered Tyro
aod Ausr proper, Aof could coDei tne Emperor 10 &C
cept DIS cooaIt,us Of peace great battle lost dirus
the elege u Martina enforced be vsu4Ishet army TO
return without delay IN PIeim1n have after
che battle Of Cuitozza lost by Chsries Albert.
Toe irn oeose importance Of the Moco line was e,og
n1ea hs history teaches uB, by tns creates. Of
Jury euo 10 tho time OF tns great military gent Pescne
re and Verona we're oDy sss4ow OF what they are