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Updated: July 17, 2025

Then the Austrians rushed toward the bridge of the Bormida; but Carra-Saint-Cyr was there before them. The flying multitudes sought the fords, or plunged into the Bormida under a devastating fire, which did not slacken before ten that night. The remains of the Austrian army regained their camp at Alessandria. The French army bivouacked near the bridge.

Alexandre Dumas - The Companions of Jehu