Identifier: battlesofninetee01forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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nd the Grenadiers of Oudinotand Duroc. Lannes was ordered to hold theleft, particularly the Santon height; while AUSTERLITZ. 189 Prince Murat, at the head of his horsemen, \vasto charge through the intervals of the infantryupon the aUied cavalry which appeared to be ingreat strength in that part of the field. It was thus Napoleons intention to awaitand check the eneiTi>s attacks which might beexpected on both his flanks, and more especiallyon his right, while hs himself made a deter-mined and formidable forward movementagainst their centre, where he hoped to cut heights, the sun rose, brilliantly piercing themist and lighting the battle-field—the Sun ofAusterlitz, of which Napoleon ever after lovedto recall the remembrance. The moment of action for the French centrehad come, and the corps of Soult and Berna-dotte, led by the divisions of Vandamme andSt. Hilaire, rushed forwards. No influence thatcould animate the minds of these gallanttroops was v>-anting. They fought directly
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thousands of lights flared upwards (p. 188.) them in two, and then, from the dominantposition of the Pratzen plateau, turn an over-whelming force against the masses on their too-far-advanced left, which, entangled and crampedin its action among the lakes, would then becrushed or forced to yield as prisoners. It was eight oclock. The thick wintry misthung in the valley of the Goldbach and rolledupwards to the Pratzen plateau. Its obscurity,heightened by the lingering smoke of bivouacfires, concealed the French columns of attack.The thunder of artillery and the rattle ofmusketry told that the allied attack on theFrench right had begun and was being strenu-ously resisted, while silence and darkness reignedover the rest of the line. Suddenly, over the under the eye of their Emperor. They were ledby chiefs in whom they had implicit confidence.Their ardour was fired by the proclamationwhich had been issued on the previous evening,and the bands accompanied their regiments,playing the old att

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