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The second column consists of 

 the corps of the general of cavalry, 

 count Bellegarde ; leaving Geras- 

 dorf to the left, it will march to- 

 wards Leopoldau, endeavour to 

 join the first column on the right, 

 advance upon Kagran, and then, 

 conjointly with the third column, 

 upon the left, push forwards to- 

 wards Hirschstetten. 



The third column is composed of 

 the corps of lieut.-gen. prince Ho- 

 henzoUern. It will march by Sus- 

 senbrunn to Breitenlee, and from 

 thence towards Aspern, and will en- 

 deavour to join on its right the 2nd 

 column, and on its left the ith. 



The fourth column under the 

 command of lieut.-gen. prince 

 Rosenberg, is made up of that part 

 of his corps which is posted on the 

 right bank of the rivulet Russ: it is 

 to advance, by Anderklaa and 

 Raschdorf, towards Essling. 



The fifth column is formed by 

 that part of prince Rosenberg's 

 corpswhichstandsbetweenDeutsch- 

 VVagram and Beaumersdorf, it will 

 cross the Russ near Beaumersdorf, 

 leave Raschdorf and Bischdorf to 

 the right, endeavour to pass to the 

 left round the town of Enzersdorf, 

 and secure its left flank by the 

 archduke Ferdinand's regiment of 

 hussars. 



The cavalry-reserve under the 

 command of gen. prince Lichten- 

 stein, to march by the way of An- 

 derklaa, without coming in contact 

 with the fourth column, between 

 Raschdorf and Breitenlee, and 

 Btraigiit to the New Inn, keeping 

 continually at such a distance be- 

 tween the heads of the third and 

 fourth columns as, in case of neces- 

 sity, to be near at hand for the pur- 

 pose of repelling the main body of 

 »be enenay's cavalry. 



The grenadiers corps of reserve 

 to march from Seiering into the 

 position which the corps of Belle- 

 garde has taken up behind Geras- 

 dorf. 



All the columns and corps will 

 march at twelve o'clock at noon. 

 Their second lines to follow them 

 at a suitable distance. Every co- 

 lumn to form its own advanced 

 guard. The order of march, and 

 the distribution of the field-pieces, 

 to be left to the judgment of the 

 commanders of the respective corps. 

 The whole will march by half divi- 

 sions. Lieut.-gen. Klenau to form 

 the advanced guard of the fourth 

 and fifth culumns, and, before he 

 advances, to suffer the heads of 

 these columns to come quite up to 

 him, in order that he may have at 

 hand a sufficient support of in- 

 fantrj'. 



Of the corps of cavalry, the bri- 

 gade under command of Veesey to 

 be attached to the second column, 

 and the regiment O'Reilly to the 

 third ; and both brigades are to re- 

 pair immediately, the former to 

 Gerasdorf, and the latter to Sussen- 

 brunn. 



The principal object in view is to 

 drive back the enemy entirely over 

 the first arms of the Danube, 

 destroy the bridges he had thrown 

 over them, and occupying the bank 

 of the Lobau with a numerous 

 artillery, especially howitzers. 



The infantry will form on the 

 plain in battalions, with half divi- 

 sions from the center. 



His imperial highness the gen. 

 in chief recommends order, close- 

 ness during the advance, and a 

 proper use of every species of arms. 

 His station will be with the second 

 column. 



Gerasdorf, May 21, 1809. 



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