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ans that his intention was to pafs the Te- 
fino near Voltegio. 
_ On the 31!t of May, at day-break, the 
French troops were at the gate of Gale= 
ate, which the Auftrians defended with 
two howitzers, and three 1: pounders, 
and kept up a very warm fire of grape- 
fhot. The French foldiers carried boats 
on their fhoulders, and paffed them over to 
tbe other arm of the river, amidft a fhower 
ef grape fhot. In confequence of the orders 
they received, the grenadiers, above their 
middie in water, gained a woody ifle, from 
which they could keep up an advantageous 
fire of mufketry. General Murat now 
ordered the artillery to approach, in order 
to take that of the Auftrians in flank; 
Under the protection of that fire, and by 
the aid of two boats, he pafled the river; 
and obliged the Aufrians to withdraw 
their artillery. Adjutant general Ge- 
rard pafled with the firft troops. The 
Auflrians afterwards fell back to the vil- 
loge of Tarbigo, where they received con- 
fiderable reinforcements commanded by 
General Laudon in perfon. Night ap- 
proached ; and General Murat, fecling the 
importance of driving the Auftrians from 
their pofition, ordered General Monnier to 
make a warm attack on Tarbigo. That 
General, accompanied by the Cifalpine 
General Pino, with impetuofity carried 
the village at the point of the bayonet. 
After an obftinate defence, he killed 200 
men,and took goo prifoners. The French 
had on their fide 15 men killed, and 50 
wounded. General Murat then proceeded 
to Buffatora, which this movement forced 
the Auflrians to evacuate. He arrived 
on the 2d of June at Milan, and invefted 
‘the citadel. In three hours after, the Firft 
Conful and his whole ftafFentered the city, 
in the midi of people animated, it is faid, 
with the livelieft enthufiafm. The horrors 
of which the agents of the Emperor have 
been guilty at Milan, the French agents 
fiate to be without example: they {pared 
neither age, fex, nor talents. The cele- 
brated mithematician Fontana, groaned 
uncer a weight of chains; his fole crime 
was that of having filled a place in the 
Recublic. 
The divifion of General Lannes, which 
had been the advanced guard from St. 
Bernard to Ivrea, was advancing to Chi- 
vaio, to make the Auftrians believe that 
it was their intention to make a junétion 
with General Thureau, who was between 
Rivoli and Suza; in the meantime, the ar- 
my filed: fF on tne oppefite fide, and pafled 
the Sefia and the Tefiro. When it was 
fufitciently advanced, General Lannes re- 
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paffed the Dorii Baltea, paffed to Creffens- 
tino, Trino, and Verrelli, where he received 
orders to march upon Pavia, which he en- 
tered the morning of the sthof June; he 
there found magazines very confiderable in 
provifions, 100 milliers of powder, rooo 
fick or wounded Auftrians, sco pieces of 
cannon on carriages; a powder magazines 
bullets, &c. 
On the oth of June; two battalions of 
the 6th light infantry marched on the right 
toturn the Auftrian artillery, whilft the 
3d battalion, and the goth demi- brigades 
feized the heights of Cafteggio, in order 
to turn that town. The right of the 
Auftrians e: deavoured to flank this corps: 
Genera! Watrin perceived it, and inftantly 
detached a battalion of the 22d, with er- 
ders to gain the heights. Superior forces 
preffed this battalion on both flanks, and 
compelled it to fall back ; but the goth of 
thie line which marched on its left, foon 
deftroyed the advantages which the Auf- 
trians had gained. At this inftant the 
28th arrived ; General Watrin uniting it 
with the 22d and goth, turned Calteggio, - 
and fucceeded to drive away the Auftrians. 
Whillt this movement was executing, Ge- 
neral Lannes feized the town by the high 
road, and General Gency engaged the 
Auftrians, who held with obftinacy the 
pofition on the left. 
THe advanced guard fought for four 
hours ; the-ground was difputed inch by 
-inch, and thefe important pofitions were 
alternately taken and re-taken. 
The referve, commanded by General 
Victor, now received orders from the Com- 
mander in Chief, Berthier, to fupport the 
advanced guard: the 24th turned the 
Auftrians, and made a great number pri- 
foners. The 96th charged the centre with 
impetuofity, on the great road, and fucceed- 
ed to break through them in the midft of 
a fhower of grape-fhot. Immediately many 
parts of the Auftrian line began to fali 
back. Generals Victor and Lannes tock» 
advantage of this moment, and gave or- 
ders to all the troops to charge at once. 
The Auftrians yielded at all points; dif- 
order and difmay pervaded all their ranks. 
The defeat was complete ; General Ott 
was followed in his flight as far as Vo- 
ghera. 
This battle continued from ry o'elek 
in the morning, till 8 at night. The con- 
{cripts, it is faid, rivalled the valour of 
the veteran foldiers. The French made 
in this battle, more than 5000 prifoners, 
killed or wounded more than 2000, and 
took 6 pieces of cannon with caiflons.. 
The Auftrian General Orelli was mens 
ed. 
