20S] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



Mayne were occupied by the Aus- 

 trians in great force. And an army, 

 under the command of general Kle- 

 nau, in the Upper Palatinate, was 

 opposed to the French division un- 

 der general St. Susanne, whose 

 head-quarters were at Mayence. 



The positions and first move- 

 ments of the invading army seemed 

 to indicate an intention of carrying 

 the great weight of the war into 

 Bohemia. But the grand plan of 

 Moreau's operations was not fully 

 or certainly developed ; this winter 

 campaign being speedily cut short, 

 by decisive advantages obtained 

 over the Austrians. The French 

 troops, under Augereau, drove 

 those of Mayence from AschafFen- 

 berg, on the twenty fourth of No- 

 vember, and marched through 

 Franconia towards Bohemia, to 

 communicate with the left of the 

 division, under general Moreau. 



On the twenty-ninth, general 

 Moreau recommenced hostilities, 

 near the Inn, and carried the Aus- 

 trian works at Wassenberg. He 

 was less successful in a battle, on 

 the first of December, near Haag, 

 where he was vigorouslyattackedby 

 the archduke John, at the head of 

 three columns. The Austrians 

 were repeatedly driven back, but at 

 last prevailed. The French were 

 forced to retreat, with great slaugh- 

 ter. On the same day, an attack 

 was made by the French on an 

 Austrian post at Rosenheim, but 

 were repulsed, after a hot engage- 

 ment. In this action, the prince of 

 Conde's corps acquired great repu- 

 tation,bytheirfirmnessand cool cou- 

 rage. On this occasion, the prince of 

 Conde's son, and the duke of A ngou- 

 lemewerepartlcularlydistinguished. 



The archduke John, encouraged 

 by these successes, on the third of 



December, assaulted the French 

 post at Hohenlinden, memorable 

 for the last convention, and render- 

 ed still more memorable by the bat- 

 tle of this day. The archduke had 

 no sooner begun his march than 

 there fell a heavy shower of snow 

 and sleet, by which his march 

 was so much retarded, that only 

 the central column had arrived at 

 the place of destination, at a time 

 when all the divisions ought to 

 have been ready for action. A di- 

 vision of the French, conducted by 

 Richenpanse, pierced between the 

 left wing of the Austrians and the 

 centre, reached the great road be- 

 hind the centre, and assaulted the 

 left flank and rear of that column, 

 at a moment when it had formed in 

 front, and commenced an attack. 

 The Austrians, with their usual 

 courage and bravery, sustained the 

 conflict for several hours : but their 

 centre being repelled by the impe- 

 tuosity of the French, great disor- 

 der ensued. . Their left wing was 

 also defeated : and the battle seemed 

 to be completely decided in favour 

 of the French, when a vigorous at- 

 tempt was made, by the right 

 wing, to turn the tide of victory. 



GeneralGrenier sustained this un- 

 expected charge with firmness; and, 

 being well supported, threw his ad- 

 versaries into the utmost confusion. 

 The Austrians were forced to retire 

 to the heights of Ramsan, with very 

 great loss : and general Kinwayer, 

 being attacked on his march, by a 

 corps from Arding, likewise suffered 

 severely in that retreat, to which lie 

 was driven by intelligence of the dis- 

 aster that hadbefallen themain army. 



According to the account of 

 the battle of Hohenlinden, given 

 by general Moreau, the French 

 took eighty pieces of cannon, two 



