Lobau

On and near the Lobau were a hundred and eighty thousand French soldiers; twenty-two thousand more were behind.

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) William Milligan Sloane 1889

Two intrepid men, tried in great wars, the Marshal Lobau and General Bugeaud, were in command, Bugeaud under Lobau.

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Boucher; that Lobau and Bugeaud were putting their heads together, and that, at midnight, or at daybreak at latest, four columns would march simultaneously on the centre of the uprising, the first coming from the

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Lobau at one extremity, and Reille at the other, are drawn into the tide.

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The entrance to the village was barricaded, but at the first volley of Prussian canister, all took to flight again, and Lobau was taken.

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The Imperial Guard—which left Paris only on June 8—bivouacked behind the town, while Lobau drew up the VIth Corps from Laon a mile to the front, and Vandamme, moving with the IIIrd Corps from Mezières, camped still nearer to the frontier.

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Only stores and matériel were to pass over onto the island in the interests of secrecy during July 2 and most of the following day, but the Imperial Guard was to cross into Lobau at 8:30 P.M. on the 3rd, followed three hours later by the 18,000 men of the IXth Corps.

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The island of Lobau was also conveniently placed within 100 yards of the north bank, a feature that would provide some protection from direct artillery fire for the long bridge spans running to the south bank, besides serving as a useful forward post.

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A great deal also depended on the observance of an exact timetable for the initial crossings into Lobau, for the building of the bridges—more than a dozen of them were planned—and finally for the assault-crossing itself.

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However, Napoleon was becoming increasingly anxious about the vital bridge linking Lobau with the south bank.

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