CHAP. VI.--Campaign on the Rhine--General Plan--Wartensleben and the Archduke Charles retire before Jourdan and Moreau--The Archduke forms a Junction with Wartensleben, and defeats Jourdan, who retires--Moreau, also, makes his celebrated Retreat through the Black Forest--Buonaparte raises the Siege of Mantua, and defeats the Austrians at Salo and Lonato--Misbehaviour of the French General Valette, at Castiglione--Lonato taken, with the French Artillery, on 3d August--Retaken by Massena and Augereau--Singular escape of Buonaparte from being captured at Lonato--Wurmser defeated between Lonato and Castiglione, and retreats on Trent and Roveredo--Buonaparte resumes his position before Mantua--Effects of the French Victories on the different Italian States--Inflexibility of Austria--Wurmser recruited--Battle of Roveredo--French victorious, and Massena occupies Trent--Buonaparte defeats Wurmser at Primolano--and at Bassano, 8th September--Wurmser flies to Vicenza--Battle of Saint-George--Wurmser finally shut up within the walls of Mantua, 95 CHAP. VII.--Corsica reunited with France--Critical situation of Buonaparte in Italy at this period--The Austrian General Alvinzi placed at the head of a new Army--Various Contests, attended with no decisive result--Want of Concert among the Austrian Generals--French Army begin to murmur--First Battle of Arcola--Napoleon in Personal danger--No decisive result--Second Battle of Arcola--The French victorious--Fresh want of Concert among the Austrian Generals--General Views of Military and Political Affairs, after the conclusion of the fourth Italian Campaign--Austria commences a fifth Campaign--but has not profited by Experience--Battle of Rivoli, and Victory of the French--Further successful at La Favorita--French regain their lost ground in Italy--Surrender of Mantua--Instances of Napoleon's Generosity, 111 CHAP. VIII.--Situation and Views of Buonaparte at this period--His politic Conduct towards the Italians--Popularity--Severe terms of Peace proposed to the Pope--Rejected--Napoleon differs from the Directory, and Negotiations are renewed--but again Rejected--The Pope raises his Army to 40,000 men--Napoleon Invades the Papal Territories--The Papal Troops defeated near Imola--and at Ancona--which is captured--Loretto taken--Clemency of Buonaparte to the French recusant Clergy--Peace of Tolentino--Napoleon's Letter to the Pope--San Marino--View of the situation of the different Italian States--Rome--Naples--Tuscany--Venice, 130