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At Arcole, a little village Of Northern
Italy, on the nth November, 1896, Ma
poleon gained a great victory over the
Austrians, but with terrible slaughter on
both sides, the Austrians having $4,000
and the French $4,000 killed and
wounded.
On the banks Of the Trebbia river, in
Italy, 10 miles from Genoa, the French
army, under Marshal Macdonald, on the
10Th June, 1890, fought an allied Austri-
an and Russian army, in o battle which
lasted three days, and in which the
French lost 10000 men, and the allies an
equal number, 1t was in this vicinity
that, 218 years before Christ, Hannibal
fought a great battle and defeated the
Romans.
In the plain of Marengo, at the foot Of
the Apprentices, II miles from the strong
Sandman Notifications at Alessandria, in
1890, the French, under Marshal Joubert,
were defeated by the combined Austri.
ans and Ressians, under Suwarro. Each
army had upwards Of 1000 men killed and
wounded, and several thousand prison
ers.
At Hohelinden, a village in Upper
Bavaria, on the Sd Dec, 1900, a great
battle was fought between the French
and Bavarians, under Moreau, and the
Austrians, under the Archduke john
The Austrians were defeated, with the
lost Of 1900 men. The French loss was
5000.
At Austerlitz, on the I'd Dec, 1905
Napoleon gained a great victory over the
allied Austrian and Russian army. The
allies, out of $4,000 men, lost 10000 in
killed, woanded and prisoners. The
French lost 10000.
At Maid, a small town in Naples. on
the 18th Of July, 1909, was one of the most
remarkable battles on record. A small
English force under Sir. L. Stuart. defea.
ted a greatly superior Fresch force. The
French out Of 1900 men engaged, had
700 killed, between 1000 and 1000 woun
ded, and 1000 prisoners. The British
lost only IL killed, and 284 wounded.
At Jena, in Central Germany, in the
Duchy Of SAKE Weinar. on the 14th Oct.
1906, the French army under Napoleon,
totally defeated the Prussians, led by
their King and the Duke of Brunswick
the latter of which was killed in the bat.
tie. The Prussians lost 10000 men in
killed and wounded. and nearly as many
prisoners. The French had Il, killed
and wounded.
In the terrible battle Of Eylau, on. the
8th Of February, 1907, the French gained
a victory over the allied Russian and
Prussian army, but at a vast sacrifice Of
life. The allies lost $4,000, and the
10000 men.
At Frieland, in Prussia, the French
again defeated the allied Russians and
Prassians on the Goth June, 1907. The
allies lost 1900 men in killed and woun.
ded, and the French 5000.
AT Wagram, village of Bower Austria,
eleven miles from Vienna, Napoleon
fought a great battle with the Austrians,
on the 9th June, 1909. The armies lost
each $4,000 men in killed and wounded,
but the French remained masters Of the
field.
At Talavera, in Spain, on the 9th and
28th July, 1909, the English and Spanish
troops, under the Duke of WELLINGTON,
totally defeated the French under Joseph
Bonaparte and Marshals Jourdon and
Victor, The British and Spanish lost
6.268 men, and the French $3.50 in killed
and wounded.
On the heights, four miles from Salam-
anca, in Spain, the English and Spaniards
under wellington, totally defeated the
French under Marmont. on the 22d OF
July, 1912. The allies lost 5000 men,
and the French 16. 0
at the battle Of Smolenski, in Russia,
in 1872, the French loss was II, 1880, and
that Of the Russians 10000.
At Borodino, on the 9TH Of September,
was fought a desperate battle between
the Russians and French. The French
lost in killed, wounded, and prisoners,
$4,000 and the Russians about the same
number. The survivors Of the French
army, from the Russian campaign, were
not more than $4,000 cut of an army oil
100000 men.
At Lotzen, in Russian Saxony, on the
I'd Of May, 1918, the allied Russian and
Prussian forces were defeated by the
French under Napoleon, the French los.
ing $4,000 and the allies $1,000 men.
At Bautzen, in Saxony, a battle took
place on the 21st and 23d May, 1918,
between the allies and the French, in
which the French loss was put down at
$4,000, and hat of the allies $1,000.
At Dresden, in Saxony, on the 26th
and 9th August. 1913, the allies were
defeated by the FfeHUiI. IHe loss OF the
allies were about $4,000 in killed, woun-
ded and prisoners, and that Of the French
about / 1000.
At Leipsic, in saxony, in October,
1912, a desperate battle was fought,
which lasted three days, and the French
were totally defeated by the allies. Ma
poleon lost two marshals, twenty gene
rails, and 10000 men. The allies lost
1890 officers, and about 10000 men.
AT Vistoria, in Spainy on the 21St June,
1913, the English and French fought a
hattie, in which the French lost 1000
men, and the English, $3.50 men.
At Toulouse, in France, Wellington
defeated the French under Soult, on the
10th April, 1914. The French loss was
400; allied army's loss 1920 men.
At Ligney, in France, a battle occur
red between the Prussians and French,