HISTORY OF EUROPE. 



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caralry under prince John of Lich- 

 tenstein, consisted of 82 squadrons, 

 took post under the heights in the 

 rear of the third column. 



The corps of rt'si-rye under the 

 archduke Constantine, composed of 

 10 battalions, and 18 squadrons of 

 guards, posted itself on the heights 

 in front of Austerlitz, with its left 

 towards Krzcnowitz, and its right 

 towards the high road from Auster- 

 litz to Brunn. 



The advanced corps, under prince 

 Bagratioii, extended beyond JIolu- 

 bitz and B'asowitz, in order to faci- 

 litate the march of the 3d and 4th 

 columns, upon their points of forma- 

 tion. 



General Kienmeyer, as soon as 

 the columns in front of Austerlitz 

 and Krzenowitz had taken their 

 position, placed himself, having 

 marched by Pratzen, in front of 

 Aujut, where he arrived at nine 

 o'clock at night : his corps was tiien 

 •omposcd of 22 squadrons of Ans- 

 trians, 10 of Cossacks, and 6 bat- 

 talions of Croats. The head quar- 

 ters were at Krzenowitz. 



This offensive movement was made 

 by the army in open day. and in 

 sight of the enemy, who did not offer 

 to interrupt if; on the contrary, 

 some of the French or.t-posts were 

 withdrawn, and, what seems extra- 

 ordinary, during the night, (here was 

 no chain of out-posts established ii> 

 front of ihc position occupied by the 

 allies. The two armies were sepa- 

 rated by the defiles of Tcllnitz, 

 Sokoliiitz and Schlapanifz, and had 

 the allies wished to remain upon the 

 defensive, they were advantageously 

 posted for the purpose, an<l ready, at 

 the .same time, to act offensively ; 

 but they were determined on giving 

 battle the next day. 



Bonr^parte, w'lo hnd (j^^'ncfly 



observed these operations of the 

 combined army, is said to have ex- 

 claimed to those around him, " be- 

 fore to-morrow night, that army 

 will be in my power." He kept 

 h s troops concentrated in massive 

 columns, ready to act according to 

 circumstances. 



Marshal Bernadotte, wlio had 

 joined the army a day or two before, 

 and who remained a little in the rear, 

 in order to rest his men, was or- 

 dered to take post near the village 

 of Girschikowitz. This corps was 

 composed of the divisions of llivaux 

 and Drouet, and formed the centre 

 of the French army. Prince 

 Murat's cavalry was in the rear of 

 Bernadotte and on his left ; marshal 

 Lannes formed the left wing, with 

 the divisions of Sonchet and CafTa- 

 relli ; this last was connected with 

 the left of Murat. The right of tlie 

 army, commanded by marshal Soult, 

 M-as placed between Kobelnitz and 

 Sokolnltz. The division of Le 

 Grand, forming the extreme right, 

 was posted between Kolnifz and 

 Telliiilz, and occupied these villages 

 wiih strong detachments of infantry. 

 The division of Vandamme was on 

 the left, and that of St. Hilaire in 

 the centre of marshal Soult's corps. 



The reserve of the army, com. 

 posed of 10 battalions ( f the im- 

 perial guard, and lO battalions of 

 grenadiers, under general Oudinot, 

 the whole commanded by general 

 Dnroc, was near Turas. The divi- 

 sion of Friant, belonging to the 

 corps under marshal Davoust, 

 which had just arrived from Prcs- 

 bourg, was sent to the convent of 

 iveygorn, on the river Schwarlza, to 

 observe and keep the enemy in 

 cl;cck, should he approach by the 

 route of Auspifz. The division of 

 general Cuidia, with some dragoom;, 



likewise 



