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exhausted as they were with the in- 

 cessan t fire kept up during the night, 

 were unable to withstand the impe- 

 tuosityof the attack; theirammuni- 

 tion, both for artillery and musque- 

 try, began to fail, and general Vac- 

 quant retreated in good order to the 

 church-yard. This post, gained at 

 60 dear a rate, was again taken from 

 him, after several attacks sustained 

 in conjunction with lieutenant-gen, 

 Hiller; the place was alternately 

 taken and lost, till at length the su- 

 periority of our fire obliged the 

 enemy to abandon the house, and 

 a last assault of Killer's corps pre- 

 vented all farther attempts. 



From the moraentof the retaking 

 of Aspern it became possible to 

 oppose an offensive m ovement to the 

 enemy advancing upon the center, 

 and to operate upon his left flank 

 and communication. The defence 

 of Aspern was thereforeleftentirely 

 to Killer's corps, and while count 

 Bellegardeappuied his right wing on 

 Aspern, he formed his left and the 

 center in the direction of Esslingen, 

 in such a manner that, by degrees, 

 he gained the right flank of the 

 enemy, compelled him to retreat, 

 and, by the complete effect of the 

 artillery, brought to bear upon the 

 left wing, which commanded the 

 whole space from Aspern to Esslin- 

 gen, gave him a most severe defeat. 

 Corps of Lieuteniint-General the 

 Prince of Hohenzollerii, 



The dawn of morning was with 

 til is corps also the signal for the re- 

 newal of the gigantic conflict. The 

 enemy's infantry was drawn up in 

 lar;j:e divisions, and between it the 

 whole of the licavy cavalry was 

 formed in masses. The general of 

 cavalry, prince Lichtenstein, on ob- 

 serving this order of battle, perceiv- 

 ed the necessity of keeping up a 



close communication with the in- 

 fantry placed near him : he there- 

 fore drew up his right wing en echi- 

 quier, behind the corps of infantry, 

 but kept his left wing together, 

 with reserves posted in the rear. 



Aprodigious quantity of artillery 

 covered the front of the enemy, who 

 seemed desirous to annihilate our 

 corps by the murderous fire of can- 

 non and howitzers. Upwards of 

 two hundred pieces of cannon were 

 engaged on both sides, and the old- 

 est soldiers never recollect to have 

 witnessed so tremendous a fire. 



Vain was every effort to shake the 

 intrepidity of the Austrian troops. 

 Napoleon rode through his ranks, 

 and according to the report of the 

 prisoners, made them acquainted 

 with the destruction of his bridge, 

 but added, that he had himself or^ 

 dered it to be broken down, be- 

 cause in this case there was no 

 alternative, but victory or death. — 

 Soon afterwards the whole of the 

 enemy's line put itself in motion, 

 and the cavalry made its principal 

 attack on the point where the corps 

 of cavalry of prince Lichtenstein 

 communicated with the left wing of 

 lieutenant-gen. the prince of Ho- 

 henzollern. The engagement now 

 became general ; the regiments of 

 Rohan, D'Aspre, Joseph Colloredo, 

 and Stain, repulsed all the attacks 

 of the eneni)'. The generals were 

 every where at the head of their 

 troops, and inspired them with cou* 

 rage and perseverance. The arch- 

 duke himself seized the colours of 

 Zuch's.and the battalion, which had 

 already begun to give way, followed 

 with new enthusiasm his heroic ex- 

 ample. Most of those who sur- 

 rounded him were wounded ; his 

 adjutant-general count Colloredo, 

 received a ball in his head, the 



wound 



