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OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL FOREY,
COMMANDER OF THE ALLIES.

PARIS, May 24.-The Moniteur this morning con
tains an official report of General Forey lst divi-
sion First Corps d Armee, transmitted by Marshal
paraguay d,llilliers This report, which relates to
the battle of Montebelo, is as follows:
| NoGHERA, May 20-Midnigh lie Mare
chal- have the honor of giving you an account
of the battle fought this day by my division.
Being informed, at half past twelve this afternoon
| that strong Austrian column, with artillery had
| occupied Casteggio and driven back from Monte
bello the outstanding pckets of Piedmontese caval
ry, Immediately fastened up to the front, bv the
Montebello road, with two battalions of the 18th
destined to relieve two battaions of the S4th can
| toned along this road in front of Voghera on the
! Madura eminence
Meanwhile the rest of my division took up arms.
and battery of artillery (the 9th of the Sth Regi-
ment) marched at its head.
Arriving at the bridge thrown across the brook
called FossagaZZa, the extreme limit of our front
posts, caused section of artillery to be placed in
battery, supported on the right and left by two
battalions of the Eighty fourth lining the brook
with their sharpshooters
During this time the enemy had pushed on from
Montebello to Ginestreo, and having been inform
ed that he was coming against me in two columns
one by the high road, the other along the tramway
i ordered the left battalion of the Seventy fourth
to cover the causeway at Cascina Nuova and the
other battalion to advance along the right of the
road, behind the Eighty fourth.
The movement was hardly over when brisk fire
along the whole line was opened between our sharp
shooters and those of the enemy, who was march
ing upon us, and supporting his sharpshooters by
the heads of the columns issuing from Ginestrello
The artillery opened fire upon them successfully,
the enemy replying to it.
then ordered my right to move up to the front.
The enemy retired before the ardor of our troops
but perceivng that had only one battalion to the
left of the road, he sent strong column against it,
Thanks to the vigOr and firmness of this battalion
commanded by Col. Cambriels, and to some fortu-
nate charges of the Piedmontese cavalry admira-
bly, led on by General de Sonnaz, the Austrians
were obliged to retire.
At this moment General Blanchard, followed bv
| the 9sth and battalion of the 9lst, (the two
others were at Oriolo, where they have had en-
| gagement,) rejoined me, and received orders to
proceed to the relief of the battalion of the 18th
charged with the defence of the tramway, and to
take up strong position at Cascina Nuova
Treasured on this side, again threw forward nv
right and took not without serious resistance the
position of Ginestreo. Judging, then, that by fol-
lowing with the bulk of the infantry the line of
hl-tops, and the road with my artillery, protected
| by the Piedmontese cavalry, | should the more
easily capture Monticello, | organized nv columns
of attack under General Bouret's command, in this
way:
The 18th battalion of chassenrs, supported by the
S4th and 74th, disposed in echeons moved on to-
| wards the south side of Montebeo where the enc
my had entrenched himself
! A hand-to-hand combat then ensued in the streets
of the village which had to be carried house after
house. 1t was during this fight that Gen. Bouret
| was mortaly wounded by my side.
| After an obstinate resistance the Austrians were
! forced to yield to the yigOr of troops and al
though strongly entrenched in the churchy ard this
| position they saw snatched from them at the point
of the bayonet and cries OF "Fipe PEn,pereurP '
thousand times repeated.
1t was then half-past six. deemed it prudent
not to push the of the day any further, and
halted my troops behind the rising ground on
which the churchyard is situated, covering the
brow with four guns and numerous sharpshooters
who drove back the last Austrian columns into
Casteggio.
Shortly after this | saw the Austrian columns
evacuate Casteggo, leaving in it a rear guard, and
thew retired along the Castaisma road.
cannot adequately praise, M. lie Marechal, the
energy of our troops this day. all the officers, sub
alterns and soldiers have rivalled each other in
ardor Nor will forget the officers of my staff,
who have ably assisted me.
| shall have the honor of addressing to you later
the names of those who have particularly distin-
guished themselves.
do not yet know the exact amount of our loss;
it is great especially in superior officers. esti-
mate it approximately at 600 or 700 men, killed
or wounded
The loss of the enemy must have been very con-
siderable, to judge by the number of the dead that
belo.
We have made about two hundred prisoners,
amongst whom a colonel and several officers.
several tumbrils have also fallen into our possess
sion. -, -. -
=, AS Tor myself, Monsieur lie Marechal, am happy
lnat my division has been the first engaged with the
enemy. ms glorious baptism, which recalls one
= Oh tne greatest names of the empire, will mark
nope, one OF the series sgnalized in the Emperor's
order of the day.
am, with respect, Monsieur lie Marechal, your