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The Charge of Murat at Eylau- q
It is Eylau that Murat always appeared
in his terrible aspect. This battle. fought
in mid winter in 1907; was the most im-
portant and bloody one that had then oc-
cured. France and Russia had never before
opposed such strength to each other. and o
COMPLETE victory on either side would have
;, settled the fate of Europe. Bonaparte rer.
m aimed in possession of the field. and thas
was all: no victory was ever so like de-
feat.
The field ofEylau was covered with snow,
and the little ponds that were scattered
over it were frozen sufficiently hard to beat,
the artillery; II 900 men on one SIDE ana
85, 900 on the other, arose from the fro1e1
ield on which they had slept that night OF
February. without tent or covering. to battle
for a continent. Augereau, on the lett, was
utterly routed in the morning. Advancing.
through a snow storm so thick he could noe
see the enemy, the Russian cannon moved
down his rank with their destructive nres
while the Cossack cavalry, which were ore
dered to charge, came laundering on, almost
hitting the French infantry with their long
! lances before they were visable through inc
storm.
Hemmed in and overthrown, the whole,
division, composed Of 16 900 men with the
exception Of 1 500. were captured or SIAM
Just then the snow storm clearing up re-
vealed to Napoleon the peril to which no
was brought, and he Immediately ordered
grand charge of the Imperial Guard aud
the whole cavalry. Nothing was further
from Bonaparte's wishes or1 expectations
than the bringing of his reserve into the en-:
gagement at this early stage of battle, buei
there was no other resource left him. =
Murat sustained his high reputation on
this occasion, and proved himself, Tor the
hundreth time, worthy of the great confi-'
deuce Napoleon placed in him. Nothing
could be more imposing than the battle
field at this moment. Bonaparte and the
Empire trembled in the balance, while Mu-
rat prepared to lead down his cavalry 70
IA 600 we'll mounted men, began to move
over the slope, with the Old Guard march
ing sternly behind him.
Bonaparte, it is said, was more agitated at
this crisis than when, moment before. no
was so near being captured by the hussians'
But as he saw those seventy squadrons como
down on a plunging trot. pressing hard after
the white plume of Murat, that streamso
through the snow storm far in front, smiie
passed over his countenancss
The earth groaned and trembled as they
passed, and the sabers, above the dark ana
angry mass below looked like the foam OF q
sea wave as Its crest on the deep. The rate
Ting of their armor, and the mutfled thun-.
der of their tread, drowned all the roar OF
the battle, as with a frm-set array, and
swift steady motion they broke down with
terrible front on the foe.
"The shock of that immense host was
| like falling mountain, and tho front line OF
the Russian army went down like fret work
before it. Then commenced prot:acted
light of hand to hand. and sword to swords
as in the cavalry action of Eckmuhi. The
clashing of steel was like the ringing OF
countless hammers, and horses and riders
were blended in wild confusion together:
the Russian reserve was ordered up, and on
these NJ urst fell with his fierce horsenleD.
crushing and tramplng them down by
thousands. But the obstinate Russians dis.
daned to fly, and rallied again, so that It
was no longer cavalry charging on infaptrys
but sauadrons of horses gallopipg through
the broken host that gathered into knots
still disputed with unparalleled bravery. the
red and rent field.
1t was during this strange fight that
Murat was seen to perform one OF thoss
desperate deeds for which he was so repown-
ed. Excited to the highest pitch of passion
by the obstacles that oppose him, h9
seemed endowed with tenfold strength
and looked more like a superhuman being
treading down helpless mortals, then an or
dinary man. Amid the roar Of artillery
and the rattling of saber strokes like light
ming about him, that lofty white plume
never once went down, while ever and anon
it was seen glaring through the smoke OF
battle, the star of hope to Napoleon. and
showing that his fright arm" was still upr
lifted and striking for victory.
He ragged like an unlo lion amid the
foe: and his eyes, always terrible in battle :
burned with increased luster, while his clear
and ste ady voice, heared above the turmoil
Of strife. was worth moro than a thousand
trumpets to cheer on his followers. Al
length seeing a knot of Russians soldiers
that had kept up devouring fire on his
men, he whealed his horse and drove IN tuli
; gallop upon their levelsd muskets. :,
A few of his guards, that never allowed
tba at white plume to leave their signSs
charged after him. Without waiting 70
count his foes, he seized his briGis IN MA
: teeth and with his pistol in one mana an1
his drawn sword in the other, ourSt Ia oeao.
: long fury upon them, and scattered them az
). If a hurricane had swept by. Murat was .
S thunderbolt on that day, and the deeds taa'
:, we're wrought by him will forever furnish
d tbemes for the poet and the painter.