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Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Volume II. Walter Scott
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Alvinzi was, at this time, seventy years of age. He died in 1810.
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Montholon, tom. iii., p. 345; Thibaudeau, tom. ii., p. 82.
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Montholon, tom. iii., p. 345; Thibaudeau, tom. ii., p. 109.
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Jomini, tom. ix., p. 165.
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Montholon, tom. iii., p. 349.
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Jomini, tom. ix., p. 170; Thibaudeau, tom. ii., p. 112.
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"The rain fell in torrents; the ground was so completely soaked, that the French artillery could make no movement, whilst that of the Austrians, being in position, and advantageously placed, produced its full effect." – Montholon, tom. iii., p. 352.
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"We have but one more effort to make, and Italy is our own. The enemy is, no doubt, more numerous than we are, but half his troops are recruits; when he is beaten, Mantua must fall, and we shall remain masters of all. From the smiling flowery bivouacs of Italy, you cannot return to the Alpine snows. Succours are on the road; only beat Alvinzi, and I will answer for your future welfare." – Montholon, tom. iii., p. 355.
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"This was the day of military devotedness. Lannes, who had been wounded at Governolo, had hastened from Milan; he was still suffering; he threw himself between the enemy and Napoleon, and received three wounds. Muiron, Napoleon's aide-de-camp, was killed in covering his general with his own body. Heroic and affecting death!" – Napoleon,
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Jomini, tom. ix., p. 180; Thibaudeau, tom. ii., p. 117.