. Joachim Murat, marshal of France and king of Naples . rps was left to blockade the place, and Murat with themain body of the cavalry division turned eastward alongthe south bank of the Elbe, The heads of the Frenchcolumns advancing on Berlin were reaching the crossingsof the river above Magdeburg. Murats mission was tocover the advance, push on to Berlin, and regain touchwith the retreating enemy to the north or north-west oftheir capital. The whole of his cavalry was across theElbe on the 22nd, and pushed on by forced marches towardsBerhn. Lasalles light cavalry occupied the suburb ofCharlo
. Joachim Murat, marshal of France and king of Naples . rps was left to blockade the place, and Murat with themain body of the cavalry division turned eastward alongthe south bank of the Elbe, The heads of the Frenchcolumns advancing on Berlin were reaching the crossingsof the river above Magdeburg. Murats mission was tocover the advance, push on to Berlin, and regain touchwith the retreating enemy to the north or north-west oftheir capital. The whole of his cavalry was across theElbe on the 22nd, and pushed on by forced marches towardsBerhn. Lasalles light cavalry occupied the suburb ofCharlottenburg. Grouchy and Beaumonts dragoons, andDHautpouls cuirassiers arrived in quick succession. Thefortress of Spandau, which protects the capital on thewestward, was summoned. The commandant refused tosurrender to a mere mounted force, but capitulated nextday on the appearance of Lannes corps. The same day(25 October), Napoleon rode in triumph into Berlin. Reports of spies and messages from the cavalry detachments I I § I ill I # )) OH \ ^6>. ^^. THE PURSUIT AFTER JENA 151 that were keeping in touch with the enemys retreat showedthat Hohenlohe was trying to work round to the north ofBerUn, in order to reach east Prussia by way of with Murats advanced guard had pushed on toOranienburg, north of Berlin, early on the 25th, and thesame afternoon his patrols, sent out on all the roads radiat-ing from the city, were again in touch with the enemy. Muratwas hurrying to his help, followed by the infantry andartillery of Marshal Lannes. On the 26th, Lasalle routedSchimmelpfennings cavalry division, which was acting asa flank guard to Hohenlohes retreat. Next day, Hohenlohewas marching directly eastward on the main road towardsStettin, and Murat gradually closing on him by following aline of march that would bring him across his track atPrenzlau. Milhauds chasseurs, thrown out to harass theflank of the Prussian army, were attacked by superiornumbers near Boitzenburg
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