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greatest fortitude. Favoured by a 

 fog which suddenly came on, the 

 enemy's heavy cavalry ventured to 

 attack on all sides the corps formed 

 by Cztarray'sand Killer's regiments 

 of infantry. These brave fellows 

 received him with fixed bayonets, 

 and at the last moment poured in 

 their fire with such effect, that the 

 enemy was compelled to betake 

 himself to flight with considerable 

 loss. Five times were these attacks 

 on Cztarray's and Hiller's regiments 

 repeated, and each time were they 

 repelled with equal courage and re- 

 solution. The cavalry contributed 

 all that lay in their power to the 

 pursuit of the enemy and the sup- 

 port of the infantry. Coburg's, the 

 archduke Louis's and Czartorisky's 

 regiments belonging to the division 

 of lieutenant-general Dedovich, sta- 

 tioned on the right, renewed the 

 exertions of the preceding day with 

 the same distinction, and the same 

 success. After this severe conflict, 

 the enemy seemed to have no incli- 

 nation to exposehimself toanyfresh 

 disaster, and confined himself to the 

 operation of his superior artillery. 

 About eleven, a. m. prince Rosen- 

 berg received orders from the arch- 

 duke, commander-in-chief, to make 

 a new attack upon Esslingen, and a 

 message to the same effect was sent 

 to lieutenant-general Dedovich, 

 who commanded the right division 

 of this corps. Prince Rosenberg im- 

 mediately formed two columns of 

 attack, under the conduct of lieut.- 

 generals princes Hohenlohe and 

 Rohan, while lieut.-gen, Dedovich 

 advanced against the citadel of 

 the place, and the magazine sur- 

 rounded with walls and ditches. — 

 The attack was made with redou- 

 bled bravtry, and our troops rushed 

 with irresistible impetuosity into the 

 village. Still, however, they found 



it impossible to maintain this post, 

 into which the enemy kept conti- 

 nually throwing new reinforce- 

 ments, which was of the utmost 

 importance for covering his retreat, 

 which he had already resolved 

 upon, and which he defended with 

 an immense sacrifice of lives. 

 Prince Rosenberg therefore re- 

 solved to confine himself to the 

 obstinate maintenance of his own 

 position, to secure the left flank of 

 the army, and to increase the em- 

 barrassment of the enemy by an 

 incessant fire from all the batteries. 

 In the night between the 22nd and 

 23rd, the enemy accomplished his 

 retreat to the Lobau, and at three 

 in the morning, his rear-guard also 

 had evacuated Esslingen and all 

 the points which he had occupied 

 on the left bank of the Danube. 

 Some divisions pursued himclosely, 

 and took possession as near as pos- 

 sible of the necessary posts of ob- 

 servation. Thus terminated a con- 

 flict of two days, which will be 

 ever memorable in the annals of 

 the world, aud in the history of 

 war. It was the most obstinate and 

 bloody that has occurred since the 

 commencement of the French re- 

 volution. It was decisive for the 

 glory of the Austrian arms, for the 

 preservation of the monarchy, and 

 for the correction of the public 

 opinion. The infantry has entered 

 upon a new and brilliant career, 

 and by the firm confidence it has 

 manifested in its own energies, has 

 paved the way to new victories. 

 The enemy's cavalry has seen its 

 acquired but hitherto untried 

 glory dissipated by the masses of 

 our battalions, whose cool intrepi- 

 dity it was unable to endure. Ca- 

 valry and artillery have surpassed 

 themselves in valour, and in the 

 space of two days have performed 

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