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'Fighting In The Streets of Essling', 1809, (1896). During the Battle of Aspern-Essling, 21-22 May 1809, Napoleon attempted a forced crossing of the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were driven back by the Austrians. Engraving after the aquarelle by F De Myrbach. From Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume III, by William Milligan Sloane. [The Century Co., New York, 1896]