Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05
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dor Beauliou. Him he found strongly
posted on the AIDA, holding the bridge
that led into tho town Of Lodi Frederic
tho hcdbeard had founded Lodi on the
site OF the ancient Roman Laus Pompela
On the 10th OF May tho Austrians. sixteen
thousand strong, were attacked at tho
bridge of the AIDA by six thousand French
grenadiers, led by Napoleon and Lanpes
In person. Tho action was bloody and
decisive. The name OF Lodi was added to
inc iengthening column Of Victories Two
thousand OF tho French were killed and
wounded, and much larger number OF
the Austrians. Here Bonapnrte, fighting
IN tho ranks, gained his famous title OF
LITTLE CORPORAL, which to tho end
OF human annals will be repeated as his
sobriquet.
Five days afterwards the conqueror en-
tered Milan; Lombardy was at his feet.
lie mado levies and acquisitions with
freedom only equnlod by the nudaoity OF
the things accomplished He pulled down
without oompunotion tho magnificent art
trophies Of the city, and sent them US fore
tokens OF his triumph to Paris. Well he
knew the effect which the news Of the
startling events, and hts treasures Of an
Client art as evidence, would produce on
tho Pnrisians. Naples, Modena md Par
ma went down before him; and the Pope,
becoming petitioner, signed an armistioe.
Such was tho first passage Of the war;
and tho second was like the first Tho
coalition was not to yield without further
battle. Napoleon made Mantua his next
objective. Field-marshal Wurmsr, OF
great fame, a veteran OF seyenty.two, came
swiftly out of the Tyrol with new Aus
trian army. Before ho could reach tho
scene OF action, Mantua was already be-
siegod by Napoleon. Tho defense held out
until Wurmser's army came on In two d.
visions, and the French were forced to fall
back.
The division Of his forces proved fatal
TO the Austrian commander. Woe TO the
army that was ever divided in front of
Bonapartel At Tomato, on the 5rd of Au-
gust, he attacked division of Wurmser
and gained a complete victory; General
Augoroau was the hero of tho day. On
the 9th and 9th OF August second bat.
tie, ON nearly the same field, was fought
with still more decisive results; Wurinsor
was hurled back, and Mantua again be-
sioRed.
Tho enemy soon returned to tho onset.
At Rlveredo, on the 4th of September, tho
division of Massenn defeated the Austri-
ans with great losses. On the Sth, Mt Bns-
sano Napoleon routed the main force un-
der Wurmsor in person. On the 18th Of
November was fought the great battle OF
Arcolo where oightoon thousand French,
lod by Napoleon, Massena and Augerenu,
triumphod over the Austrinns nearly forty
thousand strong. Tho battle was fought
In swnmpy region trRversed with cause
ways and difficult bridges. Aftor three
days Of desperate fighting WurmSer was so
disastrously defeated as to end the contest.
Napoelon now sought to settle some OF
the Issues OF the war. Ho corresponded
with tho Directory; set forth the oondi
tion OF italian affairs, and his own pur-
poses; indicated the necessity of subjugnt-
ing Venice; granted armistioes to the
king of Sardinia, to tho duke Of Parma,
to the king Of Naples, and made with
Genoa convention for permanent set
Element
After Aroole Wurmser threw himself
into Mnntun, and was coopod up. In Jan
uary, 1877, Austria sent her third army
Into the field under General Alyinozy.
This great force proceeded tolcards Man
tua as far as Rivoli, where 1t was struck
by Bonaparte and routed with loss OF
about twenty thousand menl At Fayo.
AiAhf W. 1AAIf NAlh INllNn npAu hHhih
victorious. Tho ruin Of Alvinczy's army
was complete, and on February End Man
tua was surrendered with eighteen thou.
sand prisoners Of war.
Swiftly Napoleon followed up these tro-
mendous successes. A fourth Austrian
army, under Archduke Charles, came
down from the Tyrol as far as TagliaInon.
to, where on tho 10th Of March, 1t was
routed by the French. On tho 9TH OF
April, nm nrmistlce was granted by Nnpo'
leon, and on the 18th hu made with Aus.
tria his provisional treaty of LeOben
That power was compelled TO cede the
Netherlands and to accept, In knocking
compensation, a bit OF tho state Of Venicol
Meanwhile, another coup d'etat had oc.
CURED In Paris. BY violence the two
great Councils of State purged themselves
Of nifty alleged Royalists and Anarchists
Garnet and DaTthelemy, members of the
Directory, were sent flying into exile
Such was the savage Indignation Of the
Republic that the coalition became willing
for peace. At Campo Formio, on October
nth, 1897, Napoleon met tho representa-
tiyes OF the German Empire, and with as
founding presumption dictated to that an
Client power tho terms of pacifcntion.
Openiy, Austria shonld oede tho Belgian
provinces, recognize the Cisalpine Repub-
lie, and accept fragments of Venetia.
France should have the results of the war,
including the 1onian Islands. Secretly,
tho Rhine should honooforth be the bound
ary between Germany and France.
Before leaving the scenes of his glory
Napoleon sent Juubort as his herald TO
Paris He shall announce for us the follow
ing results; The campaign of tho Army
Of Italy has extended from April 18th, 1895
to October 18th, 1907. We have taken
$50, 600 prisoners ~ standards; $50 siege
pieces; 600 field guns; five pontoon equi-
pages; nine ships Of "a guns; twelve frigates
Of SO guns; twelve oorvettes; eighteen gal
leys. Wa have given liberty" (whntevor
that may mean, Generally to Bologna,
Forrarn, Modena, Carrara, Romagna,
Lombardy, Brescia, Bergamo, Mantua, Gro
mona, part of Verona, Chiaveua, Bormio,
the Vnltelline, Genoa, tho Imperial Fiefsi
Corcyra, the Ionian Isles Ithlca. Wc send
TO Paris all the Masterpieces OF Michael
Angelo, Guerolno, Titan, Paul Veronese,
| Corrcqaio ALBANIA, Carrncoi, Raphael,
Leonardo do Vinci. Not all the master
pieces Of these immortals, Generali but
| the rest Is true to the letter. And by or
dor Of the Directory your glories shall DO
written In golden catalogue ON Memorial
Flag to be hung in tho great Hall OF Sit
tings, and DO seen by shouting Paris and
the world You were never yourself