The second division had advanced side by side with that of Prince Napoleon.

The resistance which he encountered was obstinate, but more skilled in actual warfare than his brother generals, he covered his advance with the fire of eighteen guns, and so bore forward, suffering far less than the division on his left.

He had, however, very heavy fighting before he gained the river.

The village had been set on fire by the Russians, and the smoke and flames greatly incommoded the men as they fought their way through it.

The 95th, however, dashed across the bridge under a storm of missiles, while the 55th and 30th waded through the river, and step by step won their way up the hill.