HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
that fell, and to despair of success. 
Augereau, who had the chief com- 
mand in this desperate attack, seeing 
most of those generals carried off 
wounded, advanced himself, with a 
standard in his hand, to the foot of 
the bridge. He had the good for- 
tune to escape unwounded, but his 
men could gain no ground. Buona- 
parte, on receiving intelligence of 
this ill-success, came himself to the 
spot, and reminding his troops of 
their passage over the bridge of Lodi, 
dismounted, and, seizing a standard, 
rushed towards the bridge at the 
head of the grenadiers, crying out, 
*€ follow your general.’’? The troops 
advanced again to the bridge, but 
were not able to stand the fire of 
‘the Austrians. Two other generals 
were wounded, and Buonaparte’s 
aid-de-camp was killed at his side ; 
he himself, who had again mounted 
 torally his men with the more speed, 
fell from his horse into marshy 
ground ; after extricating himself 
he continued to press forward his 
‘men: but still they made no im- 
pression upon the Austrians, who, 
_ Bevertheless, did not dare to move 
from their position, in order toim- 
prove their advantage. 
_ Buonaparte had, in the mean time, 
dispatched general Guiaux, a re- 
markable bold officer, at the head of 
@ strong body, with orders, by a cir- 
cuitous march, to proceed to Ar- 
cola, and assail it upon the rear of 
Austrians, where it was more 
accessible. This officer executed his 
orders with the completest success. 
He carried the villages, taking seve- 
Tal pieces of cannon, and making a 
great number of prisoners. This he 
effected the more readily, that while 
he fell upon their rear, the Austrians 
were threatened by the troops in 
their front,who were again advanc- 
[igi 
ing upon them, and whom they now 
could not have withstood. 
Thus terminated the action of 
the fifteenth, which, though it end- 
ed successfully for the French, was 
undecisive. On the sixteenth, at 
break of day, the Austrians made 
ageneral attack upon the French. 
They were vigorously repulsed every 
where but at Arcola, of which 
they had retaken possession on the 
seventeenth. It wasagain assailed, 
in the same manner as on the two 
preceding days, by general Auge- 
reau, who commanded the right 
wing, facing which stood this cele- 
brated spot. The centre of the 
French army was, in the mean time, 
so furiously charged that it gave 
way; but Buonaparte, while it was 
retreating, placed a large body in 
a wood that flanked it, which, as 
soon as the Austrians, pressing on the 
centre, were preparing to turn it, 
sallied forth upon them unexpect- 
edly, and routed.them with vast 
slaughter. The left wing of the 
Austrians, covered with marshes, 
stoodits ground a longtime, through 
the advantage of its position, and 
the superiority of its numbers. In 
orderto make an impression upon 
this, a party of horse was detached 
round the marshes that protected it, 
and directed to sound a large num- 
ber of trumpets, as soon as they had 
reached its rear. This stratagem 
succeeded, and the left wing pre- 
cipitately retired, imagining it was 
turned by a considerable force. 
Still, however, Arcola remained 
untaken, notwithstanding the skill 
and bravery employed in attacking 
it. The same maneuvre that pre- 
vailed against it in the first engage- 
ment was again practised with the 
likesuccess. Astrong column came 
round upon the rear of those who 
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