Radetzky’s Bulletin
2nd Supplement
– From a new victory bulletin of Radetzky’s dated 4 August it emerges
that Pavia, too, has surrendered. The road to Piedmont now lies open to him
and it would indeed be desirable for him to march into the states of Charles
Albert. Then the traitor and enemy of Italy will be chastised by another
enemy of the same. The beginning of the said bulletin reads:
“I broke camp early on 4 August from Lodi and advanced with three
army corps, namely the first, second and the reserve corps, against Milan
near S. Donato. At S. Donato an engagement immediately developed with
the Piedmontese troops, who had taken up a position before Milan. The
first corps, however, held the enemy in front for so long that its right flank
brigade, under the command of General Count Clam, manoeuvred on the
enemy’s left, while the second army corps, marching parallel with the
first, manoeuvred on his right into his flank, whereupon the enemy was
thrown back and pursued to near the walls of the city.”