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History of Europe continued. — Route of the diffirent Corps of the French 

 Army to the Scene of Action — ofBernadotte — JSlarmont — Daroust — Soult 

 — Ney — Liunnes — and of Muraf, with the Reserve. — Passage of the 

 Rhine by the French Artillery. — -Froclamatiou of the French Emperor — 

 and Address to his Army — u<]tich he Joins at Kehl. — Receives the Com- 

 pliments of the Electors of Baden and Jl'irlemburg. — Junction of the French 

 and Bavarians. — March for the Danube.' — General Position of the French 

 Army. — Strength of the Austrian Force. — Precautions taken to prevent 

 the Advance of the French Troops — useless — and ivhy — Bridge over the 

 Danube, at Donaxcert, forced bi) the French. — Communication cut off, by 

 the latter, bttioeen Ulm and Augsburgh. — Action at Wertingcn — disas- 

 trous to the Ausfrians. — Trench take Possession of Augsburgh — and drive 

 the Austrians from Aicha. — Universal Advance of the French Army — and 

 Po.sition. — Bonaparte rcvietis his Troops, and. distributes military Re- 

 uards and Honours for the Affair of JVerfingen. — Danube passed by the 

 right IVing of the French at Guntzburgh — and the Bridges on the PJver 

 taken Possession of between that Place and Leipheim. — Brave Defence of 

 Prince Ferdinand — but forced to retreat to Ulm.. — Loss thereon. — Pas- 

 sage of the Danube by the Centre and Left of the French Army — and of 

 the Lech — Masterly Manceuvrcs (f Bonaparte separate General Mack 

 from Vienna. — Bernadotte commands the Inn, and Bonaparte marches 

 against Ulm. — Straitened Position of General Mark and the Austrian 

 Force at Ulm. — T/t£ Entrenchments -without the City carried by the French. 

 — Memmingen surrounded and taken bi/ Marshal Soult. — Prince Ferdi- 

 nand retreats from Uiberach to Ulm. — Ulm totally cut off — and in- 

 vested by the French. — Brave Attempt of Prince Ferdinand to cut his 

 JFay from Ulm into Bohemia. — Pursued by Prince Murat and Marshal 

 Lannes. — Overtaken at Nordlingen. — General IVcrncck and txcelve thou- 

 sand Austrians lay down their Arms. — Good Conduct of Prince Ferdinand. — • 

 severe Loss — but makes good his Retreat with Part of his Corps — Despe- 

 rate Situation of Mack in Ulm. — Errors of that General. — Bonaparte 

 prepares to storm Ulm. — Harangues his Arjny. — Sunnnonscs General 

 Mack. — Terms — agreed to. — Strange and unaccountable Conduct of Ge- 

 neral Mack. — He and the whole Austrian Army surrender themselves Pri- 

 soners of War. — Insolent Triumph of Bonaparte on that Occasion. — Con- 

 siderations on this disastrous Event. — Rewards bestowed by Bonaparte upon 

 his Artny and Generals. — Austrian Prisoners sent off to France — and the 

 Fortif cations of Ulm and .Memmingen demolished, — Bonaparte proceeds 

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