ACHIEVEMENTS OE FIELD ARTILLERY. 
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BATTLE OF LUTZEN ; 2nd May, 1813. 
Meanwhile the Allies had determined to try and turn the French 
right and cut them off if possible from the Saale. Thus both armies 
divided into columns, for facilities in marching, stumbled upon one 
another, and soon came into collision. The Allies, preceded by a 
strong artillery, and coming on in superior numbers struck the corps 
on the right of their opponents under Ney, at the village of Gross 
Gosrchen. The French infantry were pounded by the great mass of 
guns which preceded the advance of their opponents, and although 
they offered a most obstinate resistance, were driven from the village, 
and also from Klein Gorschen, and Rahna which they also vainly en¬ 
deavoured to hold. 
Clearly his enemies were learning in constant defeat the secrets 
which underlay many of their conqueror's successes. 
Urgent messages for help were sent to the Emperor, who at once called 
the columns of MacDonald and of his son-in-law, the viceroy—who, 
however, with a soldier's instinct had anticipated the order—to the 
threatened point, while Marmont and Bertrand were also urged to move 
in the direction of the fighting, towards which he himself also hurried 
immediately. 
But Ney had brought up reinforcements in the mean time, and had 
driven the Prussians from the villages, almost back to their former 
positions. Not, however, for long, for their second line was now led 
up to the aid of the first, and not only drove the French columns once 
again before them, but, the allied reserve following up their success, 
Kaia, the key of their right was speedily captured and set on fire. 
It was now 6 o'clock, and the French right had been driven back a 
