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take :an •enmpkry rev:enge J -ana,. finally; a i!light majority decided that
the gates of Arezzo should be closed-against the Garibaldians, and that a
ngorws resistance should be offered. Garibaldi had heard ·at Castiglione
of this projected resistance ; but he hoped that a small number of scat
terM Italians must he.ve fe1rmed tile •design, aJtd that -a ·still smaller
aumoer <•f Austrians :bac:! deoided it. He determined to make a trial.
At ten in .fu.e C'llening -of the 23rd of -July, tlle column a.ppea.rea
unexpectedly beneath .the walls of J..rezzo. 'The proceeded first
'llo tlre gate, and on seeing Austrian ·aad Italian troops "Com
, hi!ned to -eloae his passage. ·.A pretended delegate from the city. stam
mered, 1Vith .badly-ccmoealed cowardice, that •they did not wish to
oempromiee -themselves wi\h the Auetrians •by reoeiving within their
walls -Gariba.lrli and JUs soldiers. .He added that, iithe column woula
in the neighbintrhood, they would glady tmpply hlm with pro
an.d all.th.e,-;m,ight require. lt have been easy for the
GuerilleEo to force the pasaa.ge-but unwilling. to aacept bef<nte posterity
the I'eSp<llnsibility of a combat
, even ifled-by foreigners,
he the legions to encamp on a;hill commanding the eity.
;Ernest to lose the traok of the Gu.erill.ero.; but When hill movements
became , kno'\fil a.t .Flo:J1ellce, the surveillance ·wa& ::eedoultled. At the
.#me, orders W-611e wtily sent to General Stad!-on ;to. quit :t.he
suburbs of Sienna, and proceed to the .relief of the capital. Stadiw,
provided with art.illery .and a numerous body ef ca.valry, marched :to
Arezzo to meet the column, and on the a.f'iernoon of the .24th he drore
in the outposts. The Garibaldi&DB :raieed their camp and left, the neiglt
bourhooil of Arezzo. On· the · evening of the same day they were in full
march along the road leading to the Romagnas. After passing .8ant
Angelo, soldiers hoped to enjoy some slight repose on the aide .of a
hill; but hardly had night -set in than the .Austria.ns came up, e.ttaoked
the adva.nce posts, and caused an alarm in the camp.
The patriots were aware, however, of all the troops collected
r ound Cet erna, the archduke's brigade alone had been detached in
pursuit of them. This at formed in order of battle,
but awaited an attack. Such. arraB.gements revealed the enemy's weak
ness; they clearly indicated that having no hope of support from the
other A111strian col!ps i.n
, from which he was separated by the
great .A.Jlpenine chain, the archduke desired to keep on the defeDBive.
Garibaldi could have made the Austrians pay dearly for their i11cessant
pursuit, and the sufferings t hey had caused the column, but he had too
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