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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Napoleon Bonaparte reports to the French Directory on victories in Italy: on July 15, Massena routs Austrians at Peschiera, capturing cannon and prisoners; on July 20, French forces cross Mincio, enter Verona, and capture more. Austrians flee to Tyrol, restoring French positions.
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Buonaparte, General in Chief of the Army in Italy, to the Executive Directory.
Head Quarters, Verona, 21st Thermidor, (Aug 8.)
On the morning of the 15th, Citizens Directors, the enemy were posted in a line with the Mincio. Their right was supported by their entrenched camp at Peschiera, and their left by Mantua; their centre was at Valeggio. Angereau proceeded to Borghetto, and engaged in a brisk cannonade with the enemy. In the mean time, Massena marched to Peschiera, attacked the enemy in the entrenched camp, which they had formed before that place, routed them, took twelve pieces of cannon, and made 700 prisoners. In consequence of this action the enemy were obliged to raise the siege of Peschiera, and to quit the line of Mincio.
On the 20th, Angereau passed the Mincio at Peschiera. The division of General Serurier marched for Verona, where it arrived at ten in the evening, just at the moment in which the division of Gen. Massena had resumed his former positions, made 400 prisoners, and took seven pieces of cannon. The rear guard of the enemy were still in Verona: the gates were shut and the bridges raised. The Providator of the Republic of Venice being summoned to open the gates, declared that he could not do it for two hours. I ordered them to be opened under the fire of cannon, this Gen. Dommartin executed in less than a quarter of an hour. We found a quantity of baggage in this place, and made some hundreds of prisoners.
Thus we are now re-established in all our former positions, and the enemy have fled into the Tyrol. The reinforcements which you informed me were coming from the army of the Ocean, begin to arrive, and every thing here is in the most satisfactory train.
The Austrian Army, which for six weeks threatened the invasion of Italy, has disappeared as a dream! and Italy, which it menaced is now tranquil.
The people of Bologna, of Ferrara, but particularly of Milan, have, during our retreat, displayed the greatest courage, and the warmest attachments to Liberty. At Milan, while it was reported that the enemy were at Cassano, and that we were routed, the people demanded arms, and the streets and squares, and all the public places resounded with the martial air of "Allons enfants de la patrie."
(Signed,)
BUONAPARTE.
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Verona
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21st Thermidor, (Aug 8.); Events On 15th And 20th
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routed enemy at peschiera and verona; captured 12 pieces of cannon and 700 prisoners on 15th, 7 pieces of cannon and 400+ prisoners on 20th; enemy raised siege of peschiera, quit mincio line, fled to tyrol; french re-established positions.
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French forces under Buonaparte engaged Austrians along Mincio: Angereau cannonaded at Borghetto, Massena attacked and routed entrenched camp at Peschiera on 15th, forcing enemy retreat. On 20th, Angereau crossed Mincio, Serurier and Massena advanced to Verona, captured rear guard after forcing gates open under cannon fire. Austrian threat to Italy ended; reinforcements arriving; Italian cities showed support for French.