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they endeavoured to turn him with several re- 
giments of cavalry, preceded by a cloud of 
Cossacks. General Latour. Maubourg’s divi- 
sion of dragoons formed immediately, advanced 
to the right in ful] gallop, and repelled, the 
énemy’s charge. 
Victor ordered a battery of thirty pieces of can- 
non, to be placed in the front of his centre. 
General Sennermont, who commanded this 
battery, caused itto be moved four hundred 
paces in advance, by which the enemy sus- 
tained a dread‘ul loss. The different move 
ments made by the Russians, to effect a diver- 
sion, were useless. 
«¢ Marshal Ney, with that coolness and in- 
trepidity peculiar to himself, being a head of 
his echelons, took upon him to direct. in 
person. the most minute detajls, thus afford- 
ing an example to a corps of the army which 
has always distinguished itself, even among 
the corps of the grand army. Several co 
Iumns of the enemy’s infantry that attacked 
Marshal Ney’s right, were charged with the 
bayonet, and driven into'the Alle. Several 
thousands found their death in that river, and 
some escaped by swimming. 
«« During the time Marshal Ney’s left 
arrived at the ravin which surrounds the town 
of Friedland. The enemy, who had here 
concealed the Russian emperor’s guard in an 
ambuscade, advanced with intrepidity, and 
charged Marshal Ney’s left. This corps was 
for a moment shaken ; but Dupont’s division, 
which formed the right of the reserve, march- 
ed against the Russian imperial guard, routed 
them, and made a dreadful slaughter. 
The: enemy drew several reinforcements 
from his centre, and other corps in reserve, 
to deiend Friedland. Vain efforts! Friedland 
was forced, and its streets covered with dead 
bodies 
«< At this moment the centre, commanded 
by Marshal Lannes, was engaged. The ettort 
which the enemy bad made at the extremity 
of the right of the French, having tailed, he 
wished to try a similar operation upon the 
centre. He was received as might be -ex- 
pected, by the brave divisions of Oudinot and 
Verdier, and the Marshals who commanded 
them 
«* The charges of cavalry and infantry could 
not reta'd the march o; our columns: ali the 
efforts of Russian bravery were useless, They 
could make no impression, but met death upon 
the points of our bayonets. _ 
‘¢ Marshal Mortier, who all the day exhi- 
bited proofs of, intrepidity and coolness in 
maintaining the left, then marched forward, 
and was supported by the fusiliers of the guard, 
commanded by General Savary. The ca- 
vairy, the infantry, the artillery, every corps 
distinguisied itself. : 
‘© The imperial Guard, horse and foot, 
and two divisions of the -reserve of the first 
corps, were not engaged. Victory was never 
dcoubtfel fora moment. The field of hattle 
is one of the most dreadful that can be seen. 
4 
The Battle of Friedland. 
In the mean while General | 
(Aug. 1; 
It is no exaggeration to estimate the number 
killed, on the part of the Russians, from fif- 
teen to eighteen thousand men. On the part 
of the French, the !0ss does not exceed five 
hundred killed, and three thousand wounded. 
We have tuken eighty pieces of cannon, and 
a great number of calssons. Several colours 
are in our hands. The Russians have had 
twenty five generals killed, taken, and 
wounded. Their cavalry has suffered an im- 
mense loss. : 
‘« ‘The carabineers and curiassiers, under Ge= 
neral Nansouty, and the different divisions of 
dragoons have distinguishea themselves. Ge- 
neral Grouchy who commanded the cavalry of 
the left wing, has rendered important services. 
General Drouet, chief of the staff of Marshal 
Lannes corps; General Cohorn; Colonel 
Regnaud, of the 15th of the line; Colonel 
Lagonquerre, of the 60th of the line; Colonel 
Lamotte, of the 4th dragoons; and the Ge- 
neral of Brigade Brun, are wounded. Gene- 
ral Latour Maubourg is wounded in the hand.. 
Colonel Desfourneaux, of the artillery, and 
Huten, Ches d’Escadron, first aid-de-camp to 
General Gudinot; are killed. Mouton and 
Lacoste, the emperor’s aides-de-camp, are 
slighty wounded 
‘© Night did not prevent the pursuit of the 
enemy : he was foliowed till eleven o’clock. 
During the remainder of the might, the co- 
lumns that were cut off endeavoured to pass 
the Alle, in several fordable places. 
‘© On the following day, for the space of 
Several leagues, we found calssons, cannon, 
and carriages lost in the river. 
‘* The battle of Friedland is worthy to 
be compared with those of Merengo, Auster- 
litz, or Jena. The enemy was numerous, had 
a fine cavalry, and fought with courage. : 
‘© On the 15th, while the enemy wag en- 
deavouring to rally and retreat to the right 
bank of the Alle, the French army continued 
its maneuvres on the left bank, to cut the 
eu oir ‘rom one 
The heads of the columns arrived at 
Wehlau tog<ther; this town is situated at the 
confluence of the Alle and the Pregel. 
“¢ Che emperor’s head-quarters were at Pa= 
terswalde. 
‘€ On the i6th, at day-break, the enemy 
having destroyed aH the bridges, availed him-. 
sel of this obstacle to continue his retrogade 
movements towards Russia. 
‘¢ At eight in the morning the emperor 
caused a bridge to be thrown over the Pregel, 
and the army was again in its positions, 
‘¢ Almost all the enemy’s magazines upon 
the Alle were burnt by him, or thrown into 
the water; we know, from what remains, 
the immense loss which has been sustained. 
In all the villages, where the Russians had 
magazines, they burnt them during their re- 
treat. We found at Wehlaa more than six . 
thousand quintals of grain, 
<¢ The news of the victory of Friedland 
caused the enemy to abandon Koningsherg. 
Marshak 
