The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-16

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Az earl, dawn ioean ihe conflict
which was 81 ~ttlc the fetc a Mnniua
Tho first ncrrc contest was hciwccn tho
Austrian lcfi nnd fhe French right nj
~ Marx. hu, Il quickly spread along
the whole line ~ far NJ Camino Fm
sume time the Austrians had the advan.
tago and the result was IN suspense,
since the French left. NJ Caprino. yield.
cd fu an instant before the onslaught a
the main Austrian army made in nc-
cordancc with Alvinczy's first plan,
and, ne he supposed. upon an inferior
for'e by one vastly superior In numbers
3efihicr. who by his calm courage was
fast rising high in his commandcr's
favor. came to the rescue, and Massena,
following with Judgment which has
inscparahly linked his name with that
famous spot. finally restored order TO
the French ranks Every successive
charge Of the Austrians was rcpulscd
with violence which threw their right
and center back toward Monte Baldo in
ever growing confusion.
The battle waged for nearly three
hours before Alvinczy understood that
/ il was not Joubert's division. but Bona.
parties army, which was above him. In
his zeal he then pressed forward ON the
! plateau beneath the height TO bring
more Of his troops into action, and Jou.
bert somewhat rashly advanced to check
the movement, leaving the road to st.
Mark unprotected. The Austrians,
prompt TO take advantage Of his blunder,
charged up the hill, and seized the com.
handing position, but simultaneously
there rushed from the opposite side tire,
French battalions, clambering up to re
trieve the mistake Their physical,
strength and nervous activity brought
them first to the top, and again ths
storming columns were thrown back in
disorder
At that instant appeared in Bona
parties rear an Austrian corps estimated
by him as 1900 strong, which, having
come down the valley ON the left bank
had now crossed the river to take tn,
French right at Rivoli in its rear. Hat
they arrived but minute sooner tn,
hill Of Rivo!i would have been lost /,
the French. As it was, instead of max
ing an attack, they had to await one
Bonaparte directed CALLING artiller,
fire againt them, and thus gained tim,
both to reform his ranks and hold tn,
newcomers in check until his own re
serve, coming in from the next hamle
westward, cut them entirely off from
the retrcating columns of Alvinczy, an,
compelled them to lay down their arms
Thus ended the worst defeat and mos
complete rout which the Austrian arm
had so far sustained. Such was the ut
ter Generalization Of the flying and dis
integrated columns that young Frencl
officer named Rene, who was i'll com
mand Of 30 men at hamlet ON LAX,
Garda, successfully initiated Bonaparte'
ruse at Tomato. and displayed such al
imposing confidence to n flying troop o
300 Austrians that they surrendered
TO what they believed to be force su
perior TO their own. Next morning a
dawn Murat. who had marched all nigh
TO gain the point, appeared on the slope
of Monte Baldo above the pass Of Coro
IA, and united with Massena and Jou
bert to drive the Austlians from thei
last foothold. The pursuit was contin
ned as far as Trent Thirteen thousant
prisoners We're captured in those tw,
days
This short campaign Of Rivoh wa
the turning point of the war, aud may
be said TO have shaped the history o.
Europe for 20 years. Chroniclers dwell
upon those few moments at the hill
above the plateau of Rivoli, and wonde
what the result would have been if tn,
last Austrian corps had arrived fiv'
minutes sooner. But an accurate an'
dispaasionate criticism must decide tina
every step in Bonaparte's success wa
won By careful forethought and tn,
most effective disposition of the force
nj his command. So sure was he of sue
cess that even in the crises when Mas
sena seemed to save the day on the lief
and when the Austrians seemed destined
to wrest victory from defeat at the las
moment on the right, he was self relian
and cheerful The new system of fielt
operations had Il triumphant vindicatior
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