General  Maftena  ftill  purfued  his  route  and  arrived
at  Tarvis,  where  a  ftrong  column  of  the  enemy  was
*  hemmed  in  between  his  forces  and  thofe  of  General
Guyeux.     But  on  the  following  day,   the  Auftrians,
having  received  conliderable  reinforcements  from  CIa«
genfurt,  the  head-quarters  of  Prince  Charles,  were  en-,
courag^  to  hazard  an  engagement,  and  attacked  Maf-
feoa-     After  a  fevere  battle,  (which  as  the  French
commander  ftates,  was*  fought  above  the  clouds,  on  a
height  that  commands  Germany)  the  Auitrians  were
again  defeated  with  confiderable  lofs :    three  of  their
general  officers,. %nd  a  number  of  their  men  were  taken
prifooers,  and  the  Emperor's  curaifiers,  whobad,juft.
arrived  from  the  Rhine,  were  almbft  annihilated.
With  equal  fuccefs  General  Guyeux  drove  the  co-
lumn which  he  had  defeated  at  Pufero  as  far  as  AuT*
trian  Chinfe^  a  poll  well  fortified,  but  which  was  car-
ried by  aiTault,  after  an  obftinate  engagement.  The
AoAriaa  columni  perceiving  the  Chinfc  taken,  precipi*

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i84  HISTORY  OF  THE  WAft.
tared  Its  march,  and  fell  into  the'fnkldle  6f  Miiflcna's
divifioiii  who,  aft^r  a  flight  conteft,  made  the  whole
of  I  hem  prifoners.  The  vigors  took  thirty  pieces  of
cannon,  4^0  waggons  loaded  'with  the  enemy's  bat;-
Rage,  tnd  5,000  pfifoiiew,  among  whom  were  four  Ge*
nerals,  by  the  event  of  this  fuccefsful  day.
