Identifier: battlesofninetee01forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ns to support himin case a concentrated attack should be made inthe meantime. General Gyulai did not know the advantagesof his position. The line of battle which heopposed to the French advance admitted of aquick concentration of his troops which might,by the mere force of numbers, have crushed thecorps of MacMahon and the Guard before the Zobel not two miles to the south and therest just beyond at Abbiategrosso, 28,000 inall. At Vigevano across the Ticino therewere 24,000 more, quite as near as the centraldivisions of the French. The remaining 25,000men of the Austrian army, like the extremerear of the allies, were too far away to b.^counted on for this days work. As it was, between ignorance and indecision,the battle was to be fought with about equalforces on either side. It was to be an instanceof an adage often in the mouths of militarynien—^ Victory belongs to him who makes thefewest blunders. Commandant Schmitz galloped off on his longmorning ride. He warned the King to hasten
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IN THEIR FRENZV HIS ZOUAVES BROKE THROUGH THE DEFENCES (A 172). 170 BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. the movement of his troops, which would beneeded as a reserve in case MacAlahon shouldbe attacked. Only one of the pontoon bridgeswould be left him for the tedious crossing overthe Ticino. Beyond the river he found thedivision of Camuu already on the way to followthe main column led by MacMahon. It washalf-past ten oclock before he came up withMacMahon himself, riding at the head of thedivision of Lamotterouge. The Emperor asks what you reckon ondoing if vou meet the enemy. I have nonews yet, andthere is no at-tack along thefront. On ac-count of thenarrow road Ihave only thedivision of La-motterouge withme. I have sentEspinasse b)- aroundabout wayat a half-hoursmarch from myleft. He iskeeping up withme. Camou isbehind. Tell theEmperor that Icount on beingat Magenta attwo oclock. The Co m-mandant rode back, after warning MacMahonthat the King had not yet begun crossingthe river with t

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