Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . y dHilliers was driven out with great loss. Meanwhile, the French, after the victory of Eckmuhl and Ratisbon, had ad-vanced toward Vienna. The Bavarians now invaded Tyrol with great devas-tation. On the day of the surrender of Vienna, General Chasteler suffered adefeat near Morgel. He retreated to the central position of the Brenner,
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . y dHilliers was driven out with great loss. Meanwhile, the French, after the victory of Eckmuhl and Ratisbon, had ad-vanced toward Vienna. The Bavarians now invaded Tyrol with great devas-tation. On the day of the surrender of Vienna, General Chasteler suffered adefeat near Morgel. He retreated to the central position of the Brenner, andfought his way through the enemy, leaving General Buol with a small corpsfor the defence of Tyrol. Hofer now appeared upon the Brenner, and became the idol of the battles, fought on the 25th and 29th of May, 1809, near the Isel mountain,in si^ht of Innspruck, the capital city, forced the Bavarians again to leave the beginning of June, Hofer and his band took part in the relief of CountLeiningen, who was besieged in Trent. He was upon the point of joining theregular troops, who were to take possession of Klagenfurt, and to restore to theclosely-blockaded and suffering Tyrol a communication with the interior of the 462 ANDREW Statne of Andrew Hofer. ANDREW HOFER. 463 imperial states, when the battle of Wagram (which for the third time compelledthe emperor of Austria to succumb to the power of Napoleon) was succeededby the armistice of Znaim (July 12), the terms of which required that the Aus-trians should abandon Tyrol and the Vorarlberg to the vengeance of the consequence of this, the wildest commotions arose among the forsaken peo-ple. Some of the most furious wished to retain by force General Buol andHormayr; to seize the cannon and ammunition ; to disarm those who wouldnot join them ; and to murder the prisoners. But the greatest part of the mis-chief was prevented. The Austrian troops withdrew, according to the condi-tions of the tru
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