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ACHIEVEMENTS OE FIELD ARTILLERY. 
his orders numbered 38 pieces in all: that is to say, 4 12-prs., 22 6-prs., 
4 4-prs., and 8 7-pr. howitzers. Of these, 12 were allotted to Dupont's 
division, and 10 to each of the other two divisions. Six pieces were 
held in hand to form an artillery reserve for the corps. 
Both sides were so exhausted by the bloody and indecisive battle of 
Eylau, that neither seemed in any hurry to recommence hostilities, and 
for more than three months not a blow was struck. On the 5th of 
June, however, a combat took place at Spandau, in which Bernadotte 
was wounded, and the command of the 1st Corps devolved on Victor 
in consequence. 
On the 14th of June the Russian General, Beningsen, thought 
he saw an opportunity to crush the corps of Lannes, which appeared 
temptingly unsupported in front of him, ere Napoleon could come 
to its assistance, and, accordingly, early that morning he crossed 
the Alle at Friedland to crush an opponent who seemed at his mercy. 
The intended victim skilfully kept his adversary at bay however, and 
his force being gradually reinforced from the rear, the resistance 
proved far more serious than the Russian General had anticipated. 
More and more troops were hurried across the river as the combat 
deepened, and the golden moments were slipping by, and soon the 
Russian General found himself committed to a general action, fighting 
with his back to a broad river against an adversary every hour growing 
stronger. Napoleon arrived on the scene about 1 o'clock from Dommau, 
and determined to attack. It was the anniversary of Marengo, and 
BATTLE OF FRIFBLAND; 14th June, 1807. 
the day was therefore peculiarly auspicious. He viewed his enemy 
defiling over the bridges on the narrow plain beneath him with an 
