Milan. Radetzky had lost few soldiers but too many artillerymen, who were being targeted by Milanese snipers. The panic of the early hours had vanished among the Milanese. Antonio Carnevali, a fifty-year-old professor of mathematics and physics, conceived and constructed enormous bundles of wood, 3 meters in diameter, soaked in water to prevent them from catching fire. These bundles were rolled and used as shelter from Austrian fire. Astronomers and opticians climbed the spires of the Cathedral to report on movements in the suburbs, where farmers were crowded, hoping to enter and lend support to the revolt. The increased Milanese resourcefulness provoked an angry Austrian reaction, which often resulted in the most vicious reprisals.
