The first Napoleon : a sketch, political and military . the Sardinian government. Then, turningupon the Austrians, he outmanoeuvred them incrossing the Po, and, after the gallant affair ofthe Bridge of Lodi, where he seized the oppor-tunity of making his own personal courageknown to his troops, he entered the city ofMilan, the capital of Austrian Lombardy. Nothing so striking and brilliant had beenseen since the time of Charles XII. of was astonished, France elated beyondmeasure. Nor did his successes stop here. TheAustrian government replaced their general, anoctogenarian by the
The first Napoleon : a sketch, political and military . the Sardinian government. Then, turningupon the Austrians, he outmanoeuvred them incrossing the Po, and, after the gallant affair ofthe Bridge of Lodi, where he seized the oppor-tunity of making his own personal courageknown to his troops, he entered the city ofMilan, the capital of Austrian Lombardy. Nothing so striking and brilliant had beenseen since the time of Charles XII. of was astonished, France elated beyondmeasure. Nor did his successes stop here. TheAustrian government replaced their general, anoctogenarian by the name of Beaulieu, by an-other brave old veteran, Wurmser, but he wasbeaten over and over again, and finally forced totake refuge in Mantua. Their next general, Al-vinzi, though having the advantage of dealingwith a force that had been seriously depleted,for the successes of the French had cost themdear, was no more fortunate than his predeces-sors ; and though, during the terrible three daysof fighting at the Bridge of Areola, victory To e/lt. Cenis. # Benedettd + 1ll I t
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