The first Napoleon : a sketch, political and military . the French armyacross his only communications with Austria. Accordingly, after feigning to march on Tu-rin, he directed his course east upon Milan andentered it. By this time Moreau had begun hismovement on the Rhine, and a force of 15,000or 20,000 men was, as had been agreed betweenthem, detached from Moreaus army, and sentover the pass of St. Gothard to Milan. This in-creased Bonapartes disposable force to at least50,000 men. Leaving garrisons at all the im-portant places, he commenced his march south-ward and westward, crossing the Po,
The first Napoleon : a sketch, political and military . the French armyacross his only communications with Austria. Accordingly, after feigning to march on Tu-rin, he directed his course east upon Milan andentered it. By this time Moreau had begun hismovement on the Rhine, and a force of 15,000or 20,000 men was, as had been agreed betweenthem, detached from Moreaus army, and sentover the pass of St. Gothard to Milan. This in-creased Bonapartes disposable force to at least50,000 men. Leaving garrisons at all the im-portant places, he commenced his march south-ward and westward, crossing the Po, and mov-ing by way of Montebello towards Alessandria,keeping on the south side of the Po. Uncer-tain of the whereabouts of the enemy, the firstnews came in the form of a severe action atMontebello, where Lannes defeated the Austri-ans. Pursuing his march westward, and fear-ful lest Melas should escape him, Bonaparte de-tached Desaix to the southward to get furtherinformation. Suddenly, in the plain of Marengo,the Austrians were encountered in , N^nTHRUP & CO.,. ^ =^ <
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