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t. The result was an armistice, by which the Austrian army became, to all intents, prisoners of war, so far as any operations in Italy were concerned. In the campaign of 1805, General Mack marched into Bavaria with an army of 80,000 men, and made his headquarters at Ulm. The Emperor Napoleon induced him to believe that he intended to invade Germany by the route which runs through the Black Forrest and passes through that town. He made preparations to repel an attack in front, but, like Pope, he left his rear to take care of itself leaving five or six detachments of several thousand men each, at different points between himself and Vienna. Napoleon crossed the Rhine at five different points, at each of which there was a road leading to Mack's rear, and averring Ulm altogether.--Each of his corps fell upon one of Mack's detachments, and after these had all been rolled they concentrated in his rear, and forced him to surrender. This has always been looked upon as one of the bolde
ds them as inferior. We all hope that all this is to be changed; but so we have been hoping for the whole year past. The very next step was always to turn the tide. We were to have "no more Bull Runs, " when McClellan took command. The enemy was to be "driven to the wall" after he had evacuated Yorktown.--The army of the Potomac, it was declared, shall enter Richmond, after it had suffered defeat behind its own fortifications. And there were to be no more retreats on our side, after Pope took the lead toward the rebel capital. Yet, in spite of all these assurances, made with confidence, and eagerly welcomed by the credulous country, our armies are besieged, but all "safe" in the Potomac forts. Who can say that the tide of disaster has yet been stayed! What is there to turn it? We have fresh men in the field — but so we had before. Possibly the enemy cannot take the forts — and, possibly knowing that fact, they will not try. But if we can judge the future from the past, t
The Daily Dispatch: September 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], War — short, Sharp, and Decisive — we must Transfer to the country the zeal wasted on party. (search)
Grand Exodus of Yankees. --We learn that all the Yankee prisoners of war now here are to be paroled in mediately, and sent home. There are nearly 6,000 the exact number being, we believe, 5,912. This enumeration includes neither Pope's officers or citizen prisoners. Clerks were busy yesterday in getting descriptive lists ready and it is probable that 3,000 of the prisoners will be able to start at 10 o'clock this forenoon.