The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-23
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kp,SIaa'u prvoIso tne ValOr winch is the ancien
lhe cavalry OF ihis army corps, particularly tn
nPhi cavalry regiment OF Alexandra maintained
DY vigorous charles the defensive positions OF tn
two divisions The enemys cavalry su. tanned heaI,
loeses, and their efforts antly paralYzed,
but matters did not progress so faVoraby on tn
heights. " hen the Ceral and Sir ori divisions
having left tneir positions of Monzambano anC
taegR1o, entered the narrow and tortuOus road
which they had to take in order to reach their
nations OF CastelnuoVo and Soma, they encountered
toImiuaDIe positions occupied Dy powerful lines o
position on the lateral heights, holding line pass
ing through the hegh's of Montevento and Santa
Lucia oel Ir0ne, which should not be contoundeC
with Santa LUCIA dl Verona,
The Bngnone DIVISION, which encountered less
obstacles in is march, reached Custozza without
resistance; but found the opposite heights of Berat
tara Occuo ed by the Austrans. sharp cannonade
enemy hao great advantage in Numbers ana posi-
hon' Our attPck was therefore arresed t1e enemy
himself assumed the offensive, and IL is our defense
OF the posllons eventually occupied which forms the
principal feature OF the fierce con est OF the day
It's not now possible for me to enter into paricu-
lars oil tho various phases of the battle The contest
was long and honorable TO our arms. bat the con.
stant arrival of rein orcements on the enemv's side
covered the heights the occupation of their troops
and above all the fatigue oil the troops, who had
been marching since the morning, or lighting under
burning sun decided the day AGAINST us Ii was
not until they had sustained serious losses that the
Serae aod Brgnone divis ous first and subsequently
the Sirtor division, the fanks of which were un-
covered fell back, the 1st aud Sd on ValeRglo and
the I'd upon Mohni dI Volta.
1nt IeTehI was eutCted Wltn0ut dis0rder, OWING
10 Ihe measures taken by Genera Durando ana
General PianeI who remained with his division
on the right bank of the MinciO, agan>t Posch era
seeing the uDfavorable turn taken Dy the ENGAGE
ment IN which the Ceralo division was engaged
crossed the Mlncio upon his own responsibility with
four guns, and ar ived in time TO arrest the march of
the enemv's columns, which were endeavOring to
turn the left of that brigade He repulsed them and
made several hundred prisoners General Duraudo
who had previously formed reserve corps of four
battaliOns OF bersagherI four batteries and brigade
nj ~. na1 with in nrHa fn
port the Ights before and to the north of Va.
legRiO; and protected by the firm and obstinate
resistance made by this reserve were enabled to
crI ss the Mincio without being pursued.
The lst Army Corps had numerous losses. The
woundmg OF General Durando; the commander of
the corps, two brigade commanders OF the Brgnone
Division, Prince Amadeus and Gozzanl, General
Cera O. commanding the lst Division, and the death
oil General Nlllarey one OF the brigade commanders,
had serious consequences by causing want OF unity
in the command
The King witnessed the engagement from a posi-
don between CustoZza and VIlIatranca. and 1t was
not until after the retreat of the brenone Uivis on
that, seeing him 100 much exposed, l was able with
great Difficulty to prevail upon HIM 10 proceed to
ValegRlo and recross the Mincio.
From an early hour in the morning had stationed
myself be- ween Va eggio and Vilatranca, the top
OF Torre Gherla, in order to be able to we Y the
whole movement IN This intermediate position
between the hi Is and the plain. l Oaced the Brig.
none division IN position on the heights of Custozza
and saw 1t engaged before Vilatranca but che
covered pouud prevented me from forming gene-
raj idea OF the state OF things that pushed for
wards towards the village, where assured myself
that matters were going well with us. | then re.
TUNED RAPIDLY in the opposite direction and re.
joined the Brgnone div SION at Custozza wiCn me
intention OF pushing 1t forward to Somma. .Campagna
/ then saw the heights of Bar, ttaro already occu
pied and the action above described lake place
between our os.tions and those of the enemy
WMch resulted TO our oisadvantage, because the
Brgnone division, notwithstanding an energetic
resistance, was compelled to quit the position of
Custozza. Va
Persuaded on the one hand tn matters were going
on we IN he PLAIN, and on the other that the prn,
clpal effort OF the day was being decided on the
heights, sent word TO General della Rocca com.
mand nR the ID Army Corps, to hold his position
before VaiIanca, where there little to tear and
TO send assistance as soon as possb toward, Gus
tozza. proceeded 10 GoIto in oroer to secure this
position and support the retreating troops oy those
OF the I'd Corps which shou havs arrived there
NaieePio, with orders TO hold that point as 10 40 az
posslb o, aud that need the troous of the
Is Corps should assemble at Volta / SEM snotbep @
of1cer 10 u neral della Rocca to learn the result of
the counter attack at CusoZZa which ne had effected
on the right OF The 1st Corps.
still maintained his ground in The position before
VllaIranca with the Prince HumOeit and Bix1o
divisions, and had detached to the ASSAULT Of Gus.
t0zZa ana Monte Tore the GOVone and Cugia dlyi-
slons,
The attack had been very brilliant and crowned
with iul success. lhe positions were retaken fro N
the enemy, but the left beng left unprotected BY
the retreat OF the Sirtori dvsion, and the enemys
forces increasing, was impossible for us to hold
them and to profit by this important success
The two divisions had to withdraw from the cap
tuEed helghts and It was no longer therefore, pos
The general retreat wa effected by the GoVone and
Cugla DIVISIONS, by way OF VaeggIo and those of
Humbert and BiXlo III on GOlto. The BlXlo DIVISION
and the cavalry formed the rearguard in very good
order.
During the night the Sd Corps, with all its ma.
terlal was so able to recross the MincIO-half at
Vaegsio, half at Goito-and took up its position b..
tween Goito ano Cerlungo.
The 1st Corps re formed at Volta.
The posltions of the army on the 25th were-the
lst Corps at Volta and Cavrna, the I'd GotO vita
the excel ton OF three brgades which remained be-
fore MantuG) the Sd Corps and the cavalry at Ger
lungO.
show himself on this side of the MInclo, which
proves the losses he sustained and the disorder into
which he had been thrown.
After the failure of attempt to take up posi-
tion between the MiDcIO and the Adige, IN order to
separate the foresses from the other the pOsl-
ton occupied by the army on the 25th became too
far advanced and without object. Consequently, on
the ORlio was ordered and effected with The greatest
order
Our cavalry commands a large zone of territory in
our front. The enemys cavalry make IncursIons
from time TO tune upon the a"andoned territory.
cannot yet state with accuracy our losses on the
oath instant, but am happy to attest that the spirit
of the army excellent, and that il Impatiently
awaits fresh combats.
We have laken IRON the enemy about 1900 pri-
sODeIs. From their replies, from the names of the
regiments to which they belong and other informa-
ton, we learn that certainly had opposed to us
in the battle of the Th, the 9TH 7th aud 9th Army
Corps besIdt reserve division and two caVary
bTIaades, The enemy's forces amounted therefore,
to abOur s0,0 600 men,
ALFONSO LA MARMoRA.