The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-03
TODAY IN HISTORY
Battle Of Hohcnlinden.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 3

Today In 1sou was fought the famous
battle OF Hohsnlindru, in which the
/ French army. under Morrau gained n
/ great victory over the Austrans, under
! that Thomas Campbell wrote his bcauii-
| ful descriptive poem, with It's two spir-
| lied concluding verses.
The combat dcepens On. ye brave.
J Who rush 10 glory. or the grave.
Wave Munich all thy banners wave
I And chatgc with all thy cavalry.
Few. few shall pert where many meot'
/ The snow shall he their winding sheet;
Aud every turf beneath their feet
Shall be a Soldiers scpulchrc."
! tloh"nlinden Is little village in upper
bavaria. about nineteen miles cast OF
/ Munich Moreaus army was posted on
! Inn. and barred the way Ia Munich
witch was tho archdukc's objective
! point In three columns tho Austrlans
advanced TO the attack through forest
and ravincs In a binding snowstornI.
Moresu contentcd himself with holding
! them in check until RichcpanSe. whom
he had sent around the cnemyn,s nank,
reached The Austrian rear. Then he
hurled Ncy agains, their front. Richie
pansc delivered his attack from TN"
year and tho Austrian army was dc
stroycd between the two French forces.
The Austriaus lost 10000 men and 100
guns while the French loss was only
about 5000. This greet disaster proved
| overwhelmins. and Austria and tho
statee OF tho empire we're forced to sub
init 10 the terms OF Bonsparte After
brief delay peace Was made al Luncyilie
in February. 1901.
The battle Of Hohenlindcn was tho
last of n number 81 battles fought by
tho French after Napoleon's return from
his Egyptian campaign Early in $500
a numerous and well-appointcd French
army WAS collected at Diiop. at the head
Of which the first consul suddenly put
himself. and set out for Italy across the
great ST Bernard. The passage was cf-
in spite OF every obstacle. and Inc ar
rived in Lombnrdv. before Melas. the
Austrian general there. had been In
formed OF the expedition.
great battle or MarcnEo. The most oh
stInate and saneuinary that had up 10
this time been fought. Tho forces wcro
about equally divided The battle was
stinacy on both sides. but At length. after
repeated charges, the French were com
PEELED TO give way. and the retreat be-
came general.
a, this moment however. a fresh body
of French troops under DcsaiX arrived
on the field. the contest was renewed.
and after final struggle the Austrians
were compelled to yield. Their retreat
being cut off. the hustrians capitula ted
10 the conquc-nr. who thus again aC-
quircd possession Of tho whole OF Italy.
IN lnr meantime, NpT'aO WIS op'Id'-
Ing north Of Italy. He had invaded Ger
many and defeated krsy in several en-
Cagcments. took Munich. and laid Ba
yarla and Swabia under contribution.
Hohcnlnden was the next engagement.
and the final one NJ the campaign.
The peace which followed tho battle OF
Hohenlinden gave TO France the left
bank oF tho Rhine and the Belgian prov
inccs; the independence of the four repuh
lies was recognized: tho pope Vas re-
placed I'm his states: Tuscany WAS ceded
to France. and became the heart OF a
now kingdom Of Etrurla. The king or
on the terms Of his armlstcc. England
now stood alone against the First Consul
who seemed TO he able TO impose his VIII
on Europe.