The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

structed encroachments about Aspern, he aimed his blow straight at the vil- lage of Wagram, nearly 10 miles across the plain from the former battlefeid. His object was to strike the left wing of the Austrians in that village and cut off another army which was then hurrying to the aid of Charles. The battle did not begin until in the even ing, and, although Marshal Bernadotte with his German troops succeeded In capturing Wagram, they lost 1t in a few minutes, and Napoleon bivouacked that night with one more defeat recorded against him.
 Victory at Wagram
 But he was up at break of day and the real battle of Wagram vas in full fury as early as o'clock with more than 300000 men tramplng the tall wheat of the Marchfield and wrestling for the possession of the little cluster of stone cottages which constituted the hamlet of Wagram The Austrians fired by their repeated successes, at once took the offensive and held it for six hours. At 10 o'clock they saw the left wing of the French army crumpling and opening the way toward the bridges. If they could seize the bridges, fatal blow would be dealt the enemys lines.
 Napoleon met that perilous situation not only by strengthening his left wing. but also by bringing up 100 guns and training them at half-range on the Aus trian center The effect vas the same as a heavy blow on the center of the human anatomy. The triumphant Austrian army stopped winded, and Napoleon now moved forward to turn Charles left at Waeram. toward which Davout and Macdonald pushed through blazing wheat fields, where all who fell were cremated in the flames At o'clock Charles, cut off ,of inf i,, retreat toward the north country.
 The Marchfield was strewn with the bodies of nearly 5000 dead and wound cd, equally divided between the two armies. Nearly 100000 men had fallen on that little plain in six weeks and 20 villages had been wrecked to determine which of two nations should possess lands that belonged to neither.
 shower of batons descended at Waeram Macdonald, Mnrmont and Oud- mot being added to the list of Mar slals
 Another general was less fortunate and when Nandamme saw that there was no baton for him he burst forth in a characteristic tirade against the foun- tain or honor. In the presence of an assemblage of military men, he did not hesitate to speak of the emperor as "A coward, forger and liar" and striking his angry breast he exclaimed
 but TOT me, Nanudnfne, ne would Stlil be keeping pigs in Corsicar'
 The title of Prince of Wagram was conferred on Betfier. apparently for not having quite succeeded in running the campaign at the outset, and Mas sena became Prince of Essling, al though he hover drew swords in that villa ge. But Napoleon having made his headquarters there in the May bat tie. that entire engagement took the name of Essling in French history.
 Although Napoleon had been in the field three months, he had not as in other campaigns overwhelmed and de- stroyed the enemy. But he was conten to accept m armistice while Charles army still bore aloft the banner of Austria. For already he was plunged Into rtill another war. with u court elder even than that of Vienna, with an i empire far wider than that of the Haps- burgs By his command. the soldiers of Ting Murat had entered Rome. planted the eagles Of the new Caesar on the . Castle of St. Angelo and drawn up .