Grape shot swept through the Austrian formation.
Napoleon found he was enamored with the sensation of watching enemies fall in droves.
"Reload!" Napoleon shouted as he took it upon himself to load the cannon.
This was mainly because all the artillerymen from the fort's defense force were stationed at the fort, and Napoleon had brought solely infantrymen, who were not trained in loading cannons and did not have the practiced ease of Napoleon.
But now no one was in a position to be commenting on the sight of the commander himself loading the cannonballs, as all the infantrymen had already charged and were locked in close combat with the Austrians.
After Napoleon finished loading, he looked up and realized firing was not an option, as his men and the Austrian troops were completely intermingled.
His last firing had been lucky.
"Damn it!" Napoleon cursed in Corsican dialect, pulled out the military flag that had been planted beside the cannon, and charged into the melee.
