ULM, BATTLE OF.—A fierce and bloody engagement between the French and Austrians, the latter commanded by General Mack, and the French by Marshal Ney. The French gained a complete victory, the Austrians losing 36,000 men as prisoners, the flower of their army, and an immense number of killed and wounded. Fought, October 17th, and 19th, 1805. UNIFORMS.—First used in France by Louis XIV in 1668, adopted in England not long after.
USHANT, NAVAL BATTLE OF.—Between the British and[365] French fleets, when after an indecisive action of three hours............