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under a multitude of standards taken from the enemies ofFrance at Montenotte, Arcole, Rivoli, Castiglione, Marengo,at the Pyramids, Mount Tabor, and Aboukir , the crossesof the Legion of Honour were distributed to the brave menwho had so nobly earned them.
The new coalition of 1805, called the French armies sud-denly into the field, and Napoleon taking advantage ofliavinga fine army of above one hundred thousand men completelyorganised on the heights of Boulogne, then called “ thearmy of England,” marched it suddenly into Germany .
To Murat was given the command of the whole of thecavalry of the grand army. After having passed the Rhine at Kehl, he seized upon the entrances to the Black Forest .On the 8th of October, he attacked, at the head ofNansouty’s division, a strong corps of Austrians consistingof twelve battalions of infantry, four squadrons of cuiras-siers, and ten pieces of cannon. Of this division, four thou-sand men, all the artillery and standards fell into his hands.The success of this day, had a great influence on the re-mainder of the campaign, as it disconcerted the plans of theAustrians, and threw terror into their ranks. Ten daysafter this affair General Wernick being surrounded, andcharged by Murat at the head of his cavalry, was takenwith his entire division. The march of Murat, fromd’Albech to Nuremberg , caused the Austrians the loss offifteen hundred waggons, loaded with provisions and am-munition, fifty pieces of cannon, and sixteen thousand pri-soners, amongst which, ten Generals , besides three Generalsand three thousand men killed. A few days afterwardsMarshal Murat completely routed a rear guard of six thou-sand Austrians, and next day, at Lumbach, attacked themagain, when they had been joined by a Russian division,defeated them and took five pieces of cannon, and five