Napoleon, the First Phase; Some Chapters on the Boyhood and Youth of Bonaparte, 1769-1793

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX II ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM CONCERNING THE SIEGE AND EVACUATION OF TOULON Toulon, 1 Dec' 1793. THE Enemy had established a Battery on the Green-hill or hauteur d'Arcines near Malbusquet which distress'd that Fort so much, General O'Hara determined to make a sortie, for the purpose of distroying it, or removing them, and as far as I can judge made a masterly disposition for that purpose. A body of between 3 and 4 Thousand Men under the Command of General Dundas passed the new river by the bridge on the old road to Olioulles. The Enemy were on their Guard, and soon fired their alarm beacons, notwithstanding which the Troops, under the cover of a heavy fire of Artillery, ascended the Hill in three columns and took possession of the Enemy's Battery with the loss of one Man killed and two wounded, and took an Officer with 25 Men Prisoners, but am sorry to add that such was the want of dicipline in our Troops and so much impetuosity, that the Royals or Ist Reg' set up the Cry of Tallioh for Olioulles and push'd on through two more of the Enemy's Camps--The Spaniards and Neapolitans follow'd them, but could not resist their inclination and stop'd to plunder the Camps--the Royals still passed on and took another Battery of 2 Pieces of Cannon; just as they were yokeing the horses to bring them off they were attacked by the Enemy's whole Force of 5 or 6 Thousand Men, on which they abandoned the Guns with the loss of 6 Officers and 120 Men. The Enemy pursued them closely, and with little resistance on our part and seldom so many as five men seen together, and followed them into the first Battery in the hauteur d'Arcines, where unfortunately General O'Hara had arrived--and was giving directions for removing the Guns, and where there was on...