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Past Wars between France and Aus
tria.

Past Wars between France and Aus
tria,
Within the last seventy years there
have been five wars between France and
Austria on the continent OF Europe.
Austria was one Of the first nations that
took up arms against the French revolu-
ton. In connection with Prussia, in
1892, her armies invaded France. After
a desperate struggle they were driven
out by tho energy of the French repub-
lican assembly. and by the valor and
military skill Of General Dcmourier. -
The French assembly, by a CONSUMPTION,
called out one million two hundred thou
sand men for the defence of the country
Ia military exertion which has seldom,
if ever, been equalled in military an
nais.
Prussia and Spain withdrew from the
coalition, and, in 1796, Austria was left
to sustain the shock of the French in
Italy. She was supported by the King
Of Sardinia, State which is now her
bitter enemy The French army, I'M
der Napoleon, in two campaigns detached
Sardinia from her alliance, drove her
troops out of Italy, and pursued them
into Germany, nearly to the gates Of
Vienna. Under the walls of that capt.
tai France dictated peace to Austria in
1897. BY that peace she made large
ccssions of territory and influence in
Germany. As rccompense Napoleon
assigned her Venice and Lombardy, and
first made her az italian power.
10 1893 Austria and Russia took mp
arms against France and for time were
very successful. Theydfoyc the French
out Of Italy. In the latter part Of that
year, however, Napoleon rerlf~sa from
Egypt. He induced the Russian Emoe-
ror Paul to Withdraw from tue Austrian
alliance. Having accomplished this he
led his army into Italy, On che plains
Of Marengo he fought decisive battle,
the result Of which expelled Austria from
Italy. 1t was soon followed up by the
victory of Hohenlinden, in Germany,
gained by the French under Gen. Mo-
reau. The French columns were again
near Vienna, and again France COM
PEELED Austria to sue for peace. In 1904
the Emperor Of France became King Of
Italy. Immediately after Austria and
Russia attacked France. Such, how
ever, was the power of the latter, that
in six months one Austrian army was
destroyed at Ulm. and another, together
with the Russians, destroyed at Auster-
iitz. The French entered Vienna and
again dictated peace.
In 1909 Austria and France again
met in collision on the tented field. The
French army, however, under Napoleon,
marched down the valley Of the Danube
with the velocity almost Of the wind,
and in one campaign took up their quar-
tiers in Vienna. A severe and ignomin-
ious peace for Austria was the result
In 1913 Austria, united with all the
great powers Of Europe, overthrow the
French empire, and broke down the
power which had so often entered the
gates of Vienna in triumph. BY the
treaties Of 1914 and 1915 the northern
States of Italy, Venice and Lombardy
were coded to Austria by the leading ma
tons of Europe. 1t is now on the faith
of these treaties that Austria rests her
case and appeals to the rest Of Germany
and to England to assist her in maintain
ing them inviolate. As they were the
treaties which witnessed the humiliation
of his uncle. Louis Napoleon has no
great respect for them. GIN. Eng.