Italy. 15 June 1848
Italy.
* The A. A. Z. carries the following whitewashing report on the
movements of the Austrian army in Italy. It confirms our
assertion of yesterday that the Austrians are giving up Lombardy and
withdrawing “covered with glory”.
Verona, 7 June. After the victorious engagement at Curtatone, a
concentrated attack on Goito was decided upon, which, in terms of the plan, had been
very nicely and beautifully thought out, but in execution (!) foundered on the
disharmony of the movements. As the news of the
fall of Peschiera arrived at the same time, so that this mistake could no longer
be rectified, all further attacks on the Piedmontese, entrenched to
the teeth, were abandoned. (!) The reserve corps
already marched back into Verona yesterday, while the main
army, about 25,000 strong, is moving via Legnago, Montagnana, Este towards
Vicenza. The purpose of this operation is obvious (!): they want
at all costs to re-establish communication with Trieste and the other provinces;
the towns of Treviso and Vicenza must therefore be taken; at the same
time the Venetian territory will also be cleansed of the bandits who
call themselves Crociati and have clearly shown their calling at Castelfranco,
and the peaceful country-dwellers will be freed from this scourge. Lieutenant
Field Marshal Baron v. Welden, who is already said to be near Treviso,
will then join forces with the main army. From this
brief sketch it can be seen that our troops, quite in accordance with the saying: “success
in war depends on legs” (!), will have to make considerable practice
marches – let us therefore hope for success. Until now one could say nothing else,
especially about the repeated expedition to Vicenza, than: