1797-] 
The French commander then ordered 
his forces to march againit the Auftrian 
divifion commanded by General Pro- 
VERA, who had already paffed the Adige, 
at Anguirail. He appoinied General Vic- 
TOR to join General Massena, who, 
with a part of his divifion, had arrived 
at Roverbella; General Murat march- 
ed all night with fome light infantry, 
and appeared in the morning upon the 
heights of Montebaldo, which command - 
ed Corona; the Auftrians were put to 
rout, aiter a very warm refiftance; and 
thofe who had efcaped the preceding 
evening were made prifoners. The ca- 
valry had no means left of faving them- 
felves, but by fwimming acrofs the Adige; 
in attempting which, confiderable num- 
bers were'drowned. In thefe two days’ 
engagements, denominated by the French 
the battle of Rivoli, the latter made 
13,000 prifoners. 
The republicans next difplayed their 
courage at the battle of St. George’s. 
The Auftrian General Psovera, at 
the head of 6000 men, arrived, upon the 
r5thH of January, at the fuburb of Str. 
George. He attacked it all day,»without 
effect. This fuburb of Mantua was de- 
fended by the general of brigade Mio- 
Lis, who had entrenched it with great 
care; ands far from being intimidated by 
the Auftrians, he anfwered them with 
his cannon, and gained upon them. Dur- 
ing this conteft, BUONAPARTE ordered 
General SERRURIER to occupy La Fa- 
vorite with all the force which could be 
drawn from the divifions employed in the 
blockade of Mantua. General WurmM- 
SER, at the fame time, ordered the var- 
rifon to make a fortie, which they did in 
confiderable force; but being unable to 
gain La Favorite, they found it impof- 
fible to join the column of PRoveERa. 
The Auftrians obtained poffeffion of St. 
4\ntoine, but the French general having 
fent a reinforcement of two battalions to 
this quarter, the garrifon of Mantua 
were unable to make any progrefs. Ge- 
neral Miouis next made a fortie from 
St. George’s fo feafonably, that PRovE- 
RA, the Auftrian general, a part of whofe 
forces had already laid down their arms, 
was furrounded, with the remainder of 
his column; and, fome additional French 
troops arriving at the fame moment, 
forced them to lay down their arms, un- 
der the fingle referve, that the officers 
were to retain their horfes, and aii the 
effects upon them. General Provera, 
$000 infantry, and 700 troopers, were, 
on this occafion, made prifoners of war. 
Viétories of Buonaparte in Italy. : 157 
-The French took twenty-two pieces of | 
cannon and al! their carriages, and ali the 
baggage belonging to the column. A- 
mong the prifoners was the whole corps 
of Vienna Volunteers. 
General BuoONAPARTE, after all thefe 
victories, returned to Verona. ‘The re- 
fult of the different aétions, which took 
place between the 8th of January and 
the 16th, was the total defeat of ALVIN- 
z1’s army. The French commander ‘in 
chief reported to the Executive D.rec- 
tory, that in four days his army had 
gained two pitched battles, and fix leffer 
engagements; made- 25,000 prifoners, 
among whom were a lieutenant-general 
and two generals, twelve or fifteen cclo- 
nels, &c.; that they had taken twenty 
ftand of colours, fixty pieces of cannon, 
and killed and wounded. at leaft 6000 
mens;.and all this with a lofs, compara- 
tively, inconfiderable to the republican 
troojsa7)' 
The French continued to purfue the 
Auftrians for feveral days after thefe-im- 
portant fucceffes. On the 2ath of -Ja- 
nuary, General MasseNa’s divifion pro- 
ceeded from Vicenza.and Baflano, which 
the imperialifts feemed to have an in- 
tention of defending, whilft the divifion 
of General ANCEREAU advanced againft 
Citadella, to turn that place. Strong re- 
connoitring parties of this latter divifion 
came up with the Anuftrian advanced 
pofts, and a heavy cannonading com- 
menced between them. At the fame 
time, General Massena difpatched a, 
bedy of troops in front of the entrench- 
ments of the enemy, upon the road, and 
near the bridge of Baflano, where they 
took fome prifoners. . 
On the 26th of January, at day break, 
General Massena, informed thet the 
Aufirians had evacuated Baflano during 
the night, and had proceeded by the two 
fides of the Brenta, to Carpenedolo and 
Crefpo, direéted General MENARD to 
march to Carpenedolo with the 25th de- 
mi-brigade, along the right bank of the 
Brenta, to reach the bridgé of Carpene- 
dolo; and, at the fame time, fent other 
forces by the left bank of the Brenta, 
Theie troops came up with the Auftrians 
near Carpencdolo. A very fharp conteft 
took place upon the bridge. ‘The Impe- 
rialifts were forced by the republican 
bayonets, and retreated, leaving 200 dead 
upon the foot ; they alio had gco taken 
prifoners. The continual rain which 
tél] during the expedition, was fuppofed 
to prevent the reft of the Auftrian army 
from being made prifoners of war. The 
Ag i troops 
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