CHAP, xxiv.] CAVALRY UNDER NAPOLEON. 375 



The following clay more fisfhtiiig took place, in which 

 the Prussian gendarmes oi viie Guard were enveloped 

 by the French horsemen and obliged to surrender in 

 the open field. 



Hohenlohe, cut off from the direct road to Stettin, 

 hoped by the circuitous route of Prentzlow to make his 

 way through, but Marat, hearing of the change of direc- 

 tion and divining his enemy's designs, marched his 

 horsemen across the country all night, from one road to 

 the other, and intercepting him on the morning of the 

 28th October, attacked his troops in front and flank 

 two leagues beyond Prentzlow. The wearied and 

 demoralized Prussian cavalry were at once overthrown 

 arid driven back upon the main body, when, at this 

 critical moment, the inftmtry of Marshal Lannes, which 

 had marched, all night with untiring perseverance, 

 appeared in force upon the right flank. After some 

 hard fighting the Prussian commander was obliged to 

 surrender, and 16,000 infantry, six regiments of cavalry, 

 forty-five standards, and sixty-four cannon fell into the 

 hands of the French.^ Milhaud, with a detachment of 

 Napoleon's light cavalry, about the same time captured 

 at Passelwich 6,000 Prussians, and among them 2,000 

 cavalry with their horses and equipments.^ 



On the next day, the 29th October, General Lasalle, 

 with a brigade of hussars, advanced to Stettin and sum- 

 moned it to surrender. On the second summons the 

 place capitulated, and a fortress containing 160 cannon 

 and a garrison of 6,000 was taken without a shot being 

 fired. 



This being accomplished, Murat immediately turned 

 to the west and followed without cessation the troops 

 which, under Blucher, were retreating towards Lubeck. 

 On the 30th October General Bila, with 4,000 Prussians, 

 was attacked at Anklam and the whole force captured. 

 On the 1st November Blucher's rear-guard was defeated 

 at Nossentin with the loss of 500 prisoners. He was 

 again beaten at Wismar on the 4th November. On the 

 6th Lulieck was taken by iissault, the Prussian infantry 



' Alison, ii. 4r)2. « Humbert, 19G. 



