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The Daily Dispatch: February 4, 1865., [Electronic resource], "Beautiful in Death." (search)
Rivalry of Murat and Davoust.
Napoleon had just placed Davoust under the orders of Murat, who commanded the vanguard of the army, and the two generals had advanced as far as Slawkow; it was the 27th of August. On the 28th, Murat pushed the enemy beyond the Osna.
He crossed the river with his cavalry and briskly attacked the Russians, who were posted upon a height beyond the stream, and who could, in this position, easily maintain an obstinate conflict; they did so at first with considerable success, and Murat, whatever is said of him on this subject, wishing to spare his cavalry in a spot where the ground was so difficult, sent orders to a battery of Davoust to support his operations and to harass the enemy upon the height.
He waited for awhile to observe the success of this new attack — but all was silent; and the Russians, taking advantage of this singular inactivity, descended from their position, and, for the moment, repulsed the cavalry of the King of Naples to the banks o