[The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by John Gibson Lockhart]@TWC D-Link bookThe History of Napoleon Buonaparte CHAPTER VII 11/28
Napoleon, to the end of his life, remembered and regretted this heroic friend. In these three days Buonaparte lost 8000 men: the slaughter among his opponents must have been terrible.
Davidowich, in never coming up to join Alvinzi after his success over Vaubois, and Wurmser, in remaining quiet at Mantua, when by advancing with his garrison he might have incommoded the French rear, were guilty of grievous misjudgment or indecision.
Once more the rapid combinations of Napoleon had rendered all the efforts of the Austrian cabinet abortive.
For two months after the last day of Arcola, he remained the undisturbed master of Lombardy. All that his enemy could show, in set-off for the slaughter and discomfiture of Alvinzi's campaign, was that they retained possession of Bassano and Trent, thus interrupting Buonaparte's access to the Tyrol and Germany.
This advantage was not trivial; but it had been dearly bought. A fourth army had been baffled; but the resolution of the Imperial Court was indomitable, and new levies were diligently forwarded to reinforce Alvinzi.
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