Identifier: bernadottefirstp00bart (find matches)
Title: Bernadotte, the first phase, 1763-1799
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Barton, D. Plunket (Dunbar Plunket), Sir, 1853-1937
Subjects: Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844
Publisher: New York, Scribner
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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soccasioned Bernadotte well-founded anxiety as regardshis line of operations, and at ten oclock in the eveningof the same day he retreated to Neumarkt. The night march after the battle of Teining wasmarked by an incident which deserves to be told inthe words of the same eye-witness :— During this march an accident occurred, which,with less disciplined troops, might have been attendedwith the most fatal consequences. Towards midnight ahowitzer caisson took fire, in the centre of the column.There was a succession of explosions, similar tothe running fire of artillery. The troops in the vanand in the rear, conceiving the centre attacked,formed themselves in battle array, as if exercising,loudly requiring to be led forward to the enemy. Ihave often heard Bernadotte say that this confi-dence of the troops, notwithstanding the darkness ofthe night and the great losses they had experiencedin the affair of the day, would always appear to himas the most pleasing moment of his life. The Arch-
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aug. 1796) SECOND DAY OF TEINING 151 duke Charles had under his command twenty-fivethousand men ; Bernadotte had less than tenthousand. It is evident that, with proper abilityand boldness, not one Frenchman would haveescaped, particularly considering the nature of theground around Neumarkt, which is a vast plain, andthe great superiority of the Austrian cavalry, whichwas four to one. Jourdan was severely blamed for ordering themovement which led to the battle of Teining. Withhis usual candour, he does justice, in his memoirs, toBernadotte, of whom he says that with a handfulof men he held his position and inflicted loss onthe enemy ;a and, in his despatch of 24th August, hereported to the Government that, on this occasion,Bernadotte had given fresh proofs of his talents andhis courage. b On the next day the righting was resumed,with the following result:c— On the 23rd, the whole of the Austrian cavalrypoured upon the plain of Neumarkt, preceded by anumerous artillery. After a hot an

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