. The life of Napoleon I, including new materials from the British official records . s seem to havebeen unaware of this danger ; and their bad scouting hereas elsewhere was largely responsible for the issue of theday. Wiirmsers desire to stretch a helping hand toQuosdanovich near Lonato and his confidence in thestrength of his own right wing betrayed him into a fatalimprudence. Sending out feelers after his hard-pressedcolleague on the north, he dangerously prolonged his line,an error in which he was deftly encouraged by Bonaparte,who held back his own left wing. Meanwhile the Frenchwere roll
. The life of Napoleon I, including new materials from the British official records . s seem to havebeen unaware of this danger ; and their bad scouting hereas elsewhere was largely responsible for the issue of theday. Wiirmsers desire to stretch a helping hand toQuosdanovich near Lonato and his confidence in thestrength of his own right wing betrayed him into a fatalimprudence. Sending out feelers after his hard-pressedcolleague on the north, he dangerously prolonged his line,an error in which he was deftly encouraged by Bonaparte,who held back his own left wing. Meanwhile the Frenchwere rolling in the other extremity of the Austrian , dashing forward with the horse artillery, tookthe enemys left wing in flank and silenced many of theirpieces. Under cover of this attack, Fiorellas divisionwas able to creep up within striking distance ; and theFrench cavalry, swooping round the rear of this hard-pressed wing, nearly captured Wiirmser and his staff. Avigorous counter-attack by the Austrian reserves, or animmediate wheeling round of the whole line, was needed.
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