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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egotiations might be opened, but this confident advance of his enemies seemed to show that they had by no means lost heart, and when on the 28th he had a personal interview with Prince Dolgorouki, the favourite of Alexander, he found the Russian proposals so insulting and pre-sumptuous that he broke of abruptly any further communication. We have seen Napoleon recon-noitring on the 21st of November, and we have marked the marvellous coup d'oeil and pre-science with which he foresaw the exact spot where the great battle, then looming before him, must take place. Every succeeding day saw the reconnaissances renewed, and never was a battlefield more thoroughly examined, never was forecast by a general of the actual turn of events to be expected more completely justified by fulfilment. It had become certain that the united army of two mighty empires was close at hand. From the tone of Dolgoroukis communication it was evident that both the Russian and Austrian monarchs had resolved to trust their fortunes to
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NAPOLEON (From the Painting) the ordeal of battle, and that they, with their generals and soldiery, were eager to retrieve their previous misfortunes, and full of confidence that they would do so. That confidence had been increased by the repulse of the French advanced guard at Wischau; and they now longed to complete their work by pouring their superior numbers on the comparatively weak French main body. With this knowledge before him, Napoleon proceeded to carry out the plan of action which hehad carefully matured. To the astonishment of many veterans in his army, a general retreat of iiis advanced troops was ordered. Murat fell back from Posoritz and Soult from near Austerlitz. But this retro-grade movement was short, and they were halted on the ground chosen by Napoleon for his battle-line. The outlying corps of Bernadotte and Davoust were summoned to complete his array. Munitions, food, ambulances were hurried to their appointed posts, an dit was announced that the battle would be fought on the 1st or 2nd of

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