The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-07-05
TIE EUROPEAN WAR.
O6ic'at AustyiGa, Report Of Tie Battle Of
NageNta-T' : Battle ot' Naicgnan9
-Prociamatlon p Napoleon ~ the
L0miGrds and has ArmH &c, DC.

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-Proc1amotlop tf Napoleon 10 the
Lombards and hIs ArmH &c, &c.
The tollowingis Count Gyulai's report as
to the battle Of Magenta
"YoUE MAJEsTY-With the most pro-
found respect hasten to forward to Your
Majesty, by Col Weiserimmel, of the Gen
eral Staff, brief account of the battle Of
Magenta, which, at later period Will be
completed by detailed description of an
action which was glorious for the arms OF
your Majesty, though its result was i'm
perfect
AT o'clock in the morning of the ith
Of June, Lieutenant-General Count Clam,
who was in position at Magenta with about
1000 Of his own men and the "a army
corps. Informed me that large masses Of the
enemy were approaching the tctc-,io-yo,sf,
which he, few days before, had quilted, as
it was not alaited for defence
AT in the morning. the time At which
Count Clam s report reached me, the troops
were thus distributed Tie division REFS
chach Of the seventh corps was a; Corjet,e,
and that under Lieutenant General Lillia
at Castellette. The third corps was at Alb
biatc Grasso the eighth corps was march,
ing between Binasco aud Bcstazzo; and the
ninth corps was on the 70, below Pavia. |
ordered the corps - advance Immediately,
and directed the third and fifth c0rpS de
Grntec to take the enemy in his right flank
should hc attempt 10 make an attack from
San Nartino 1t was already known to me
on the preceding day that the enemy had
crossed the Ticino near Turbigo, and | ex-
pectei the main attack would be made from
that place The division Gordon, belonging
to the first corps, had been sent towards
Turbigo, aud being attacked there, and sub
scqucrtly at Butfalora, was obliged to re-
treat
L ordered lieutenant General Count
Clam to maintain his position at Magenta,
and desired the other corps to advance with
all speed.
The attack Of tie enemy began at noon,
aud. being superior il force, he succeeded
in Obtaining possession of the dam of the
Naviglio Ia cansD and of the Ponte di Ma
genta. lie suffered tremendous loss, but
the dam and the intersccted ground enabled
him 70 establish himself there Cat Ponte di
Nagcnta) at = o'clock. About this time |
had gone with my staff to Magenta and was
making my dispositions.
When the foremost line began to give
way, the division under Lieutenant General
Baron RciscLach was ordered TO retake
ponto ii Magenta, l rode to Robecco to
point ont to the third corps the way TO the
cnemys right flank Shortly after my ar
rival at Robccco the retaking of Ponte III
Magenta and the capture Of ritled gun
were announced to me.
"The columns of the third corps, which
were full of confidence, now advanced.
ro,,o~ol po..,-.-:-e- IL L-i7-.iO .-i~-o - -
east bani, of the Nayiglo The brigade
IIartung passed between the canal and Car
pengaco, and the brigade purfeld followed
them as arcseryc. Gen. Wctzlar brigade
was directed towards the road, which is in
the low ground near the Ticino. While
thesa brigades were advancing, the division
under Lieutenant General i,eischach va.
again rcpulscd, although it-and more par
ticularly the brigade under General Leb
zcl,crn-had calamity withstood several at
tachs. The brigade Lebzeltern, with th,
regiment Kaiser at It's head, made a splen
did attack on Buitalora.
Although the enemy continually bro
fresh troops into the line of battle, the ap
pearance of the third corps on his flank a
: first produced very good effect Th
brigade iiartupg, being supported by Majo
General Durseld, several times storme,
ponte Iecchio ii Magenta The position
was taken, lost, taken again, and at las. re
t maincd in the hands OF the enemy TIL
heaps Of corpses proved the determine
courage Of both parties.
After several attacks had been made b
, that gallant regiment the King of the Be
: gians, General Ramming's brigade, wa
! obliged to fall back on Robecco, where
, remained Towards evening, the fifth corr
reached the field of battle, and the brigad
Prince Of lIesse made several gallant b,
Intellectual attempts to prevent the enemy
, advancing ON Magenta This last plaC
4 being attacked by q superior force, and al,
: by trocrs coming from the north, the e,
; hausteG troops under Count Clam an
n Prince Iicltcnstein were 1t last obliged
e evac- atcit. The division under L;eutenal
h General Lillia then advanced and occupi,
,, Cort4 IA, through which place the retre
1 was to bc made.
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