The National tribune., 1898-01-06

| first the Prussian Capital-thus showing e
| the whole army his right to the precedence
Not satisfied with having done this, ans
also with mentioning him in terms of un
| qualified praise in his bulletin home, h'
: two weeks after in reviewing his corps, OF
the road 10 Frankfort, extolled the valor o
the soldiers; and calling the officers in {
| circle around him, addressed them in term.
OF respect and admiration, and expressed
| his sympathy for the losses they had SuS
| tanned. DavouSt stepped forward and re
| Piled
Sire, the soldiers of the Third Corps
viii always be to you what the Ientf
Legion was to Cesar"
Brave words, which his after conduct
and that of his corps on many hard
fought field verified. This battle cost Ia
voust about eight thousand Filled and
wounded, among which were 210 officers.
The brave Gudin lost more than half oi
his whole division.
DAvousT AT EYLAU.
In the campaign of Eylau, the same
year, 1906, DavouSt sustained the high
reputation he had gained at Auerstadt.
He commanded the advance guard on the
route to Warsaw, and at the passage of the
Uhra, at PultuSk and Golymin, fought
with his accustomed bravery.
But il was at the bloody combat of Ey
lau that he performed the greatest service
for Napoleon, for he saved him from utter
defeat. Twice that day was Napoleon res
cued from ruin--in the morning by Murat' s
splendid charge OF cavalry en- the RusSian
center, after the destruction of Augereau' 5
corps and the repulSe of Soult; and by the
victory Dayoust won over the left wing
of the army, Just before night closed over
the scene OF slaughter.
The French left and center had been
driven back-the russians were far in ad-
vance Of their position in the morning, and
they only waited the approach of Lestocq
on the right, TO complete the victory. But
the heroic corps which had won the battle
OF AuerStadt was there.
Davoust had struggled since morning
with invincible bravery; and Friant and
Morand, who had covered themselves with
glory at AuerStadt, here enacted over
again their great deeds. The victory
swung TO and fro, from side 10 side, till al
length the two lines approached within
pistol-shot of each other, when the Rus
slams gave way.
The artilerymen were bayoneted al
their guns, and though reinforced and par
TALLY successful in turn, the mighty col
umnS OF DavOust poured over that part oi
the field like a resiStless torrent Huge
columns of smoke rising from burning Ser
pallen, which he had set on fire in his
passage, came riding the gale that swept
along the Russian lines-heralded by the
triumphant shouts of his cOnquering le-
gions as they thundered over the field
and carried dismay TO the astonished Rus
slams.
The left wing was forced back till il
stood at right angles with the center; when
the reserve was brought up, and the vic
torious DavOust, who had so suddenly
frightened the threatening sky Of Napo-
leon, was arrested in his career.
At this critical moment, Lestocq arrived
on the field. He had but one hour before
dark, in which to recover these heavy
losses. Instantly forming his men into
three columns, he advanced on the near
est hamlet, Kuschnitten, which ST. Hiiare
had just carried, and where he had estab-
lished himself threatening seriously the
Russian lines.
FACING FRESH TROOPS
Under a tremendous cannonade. Les.
tOcq stormed and retoOk it; and immedi-
ately forming his men into line, advanced
on Arnklappen, where Davoust, with the
other divisions of his CORPS, lay, right in
rear of the Russian center, and which
formed the limit of his onward movement
He had fought for eight dreadful hours, and
at last wrung victory almost from defeat
itself, and now. wearied and exhausted
could poorly Withstand the assault OF these
resh troops. He reused himself. however
for the last time, and that little hamlet
and the wood adjoining became the the
alter OF a most deadly combat.