The battle roll: an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages . ; and be-hind Augereau the Old Guard moved for-ward to Doehtz to support either the right orcenter, as circumstances might require. Fin-ally, Druout, with 60 guns of the Old Guard,was brought to the front of the center, andthese pieces moving steadily forward, soonmade the earth shake by their rapid and con-tinued fire. The allied center was unable toresist this desperate attack. Victor and Ou-dinot, preceded by the terrible battery, rap-idly gained ground; and Napole
The battle roll: an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages . ; and be-hind Augereau the Old Guard moved for-ward to Doehtz to support either the right orcenter, as circumstances might require. Fin-ally, Druout, with 60 guns of the Old Guard,was brought to the front of the center, andthese pieces moving steadily forward, soonmade the earth shake by their rapid and con-tinued fire. The allied center was unable toresist this desperate attack. Victor and Ou-dinot, preceded by the terrible battery, rap-idly gained ground; and Napoleon deemingthe battle gained, caused the bells of Leipsicto be rung in honor of victory. Schwartzen-berg seeing his center so nearly forced by theimpetuous attack of the French Guard, orderedup the Austrian reserve, under Prince Hesse-Homberg, from Zobigker. They were hur-ried as fast as possible across the river; butmeanwhUe, Napoleon ordered up his reservecavalry, under Latour Maubourg and Keller-man, while an attack by infantry, underCharpentier, was ordered on an old intrench-ment on a hill, called the Swedish redoubt,.
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