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the right, by way of Esslingen, and 

 excited some apprehension that he 

 would impede the progress of the 

 fourth column, or even break 

 through it. The prince therefore 

 ordered four regiments to the left, 

 and kept the second column formed 

 in two lines, till he was convinced 

 that the fourth would not meet 

 with any impediment to its march. 

 — During this movement the re- 

 mainder of the enemy's cavalry also 

 advanced with the greatest confi- 

 dence, towards the right wing of 

 the Austrian. They were received 

 with a firmness which they proba- 

 bly did not expect. The intrepidity 

 of the cavalry which had marched 

 up, particularly Maurice Lichten- 

 stein's regiment, and the archduke 

 Francis's cuirassiers ; the former, 

 headed by its gallant col. Roussel, 

 frustrated the repeated assaults of 

 the enemy by counter-attacks, by 

 which at length he put a stop to 

 his impetuous advance, and com- 

 pletely repulsed him with consi- 

 derable loss. In these conflicts, the 

 French general of division, Duros- 

 nel, equerry to the emperor, was 

 taken prisoner a few paces from 

 him, as was also general Fouler, 

 equerry to the empress, after hav- 

 ing been slightly wounded. Not- 

 withstanding the fire ofmusquetry 

 which now ensued, the prince or- 

 dered a general advance, by which 

 the enemy was straightened in the 

 alignement between Esslingen and 

 Aspern,buton account of theflank- 

 ing fire from Esslingen, could not 

 be pursued any further. The fire 

 of his guns was answered with spi- 

 rit by the horse artillery. About 

 seven in the evening 3,000 horse 

 were again detached towards the 

 point of union between the cavalry 

 4>i' the corps of reserve and the 



left wing of prince Hohenzollern, 

 and fell en masse upon the brigades 

 of cuirassiers of generals Kroyher, 

 Klary, and Siegenthal ; but by the 

 steady intrepidity of the Blanken- 

 stein's and Reisch'sregiments, who 

 with the utmost gallantry made a 

 sudden attack on the enemy's 

 flanks, his cavalry was again re- 

 pulsed, and part of it, which had 

 fallen upon some of the regiments 

 of the new levies, placed in the 

 third line, was cut off and there 

 taken. — Meanwhile, night came on, 

 and it was passed by the prince in 

 the best state of preparation on 

 the ground which he had gained 

 from the enemy. 



For the first time Napoleon had 

 sustained a defeat in Germany. 

 From this moment he was reduced 

 to the rank of bold and successful 

 generals, who, like himself, after a 

 long series of destructive achieve- 

 ments, experienced the vicissitudes 

 of Fortune. The charm of his in- 

 vincibility was dissolved. No longer 

 the spoiled child of Fortune, by 

 posterity he will be characterized 

 as the sport of the fickle goddess. 

 New hopes begin to animate the 

 oppressed nations. To the Austrian 

 array the 21st of May was a grand 

 and glorious epoch, that must in- 

 spire it with a consciousness of its 

 strength, and a confidence in its 

 energies. Overwhelmed by our 

 irresistible infantry, its proud op- 

 ponents were extended in the dust, 

 and the presence of their hither- 

 to \mconquered emperor was no 

 longer capable of snatching from 

 the heroes of Austria the laurels 

 which they had acquired. — Napo- 

 leon's glory was obviously at stake. 

 New efforts were to be expected 

 the following day ; but he was also 

 obliged to fight for his existence. 



