The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-30
NAPOLEON ~BoNArARTE

more hated and feared by England
than any man before or since his
time, was born Of humble parents.
and won his position by the sheer
force of his own superb genius.
ITo first attracted attention ut Tou-
Ion, which was held by Spunish
and English troops, and bcsicged
by a French force, in which Ma
poleon was a subordinate a%rtill-
cry officer. He suggested 4 plan
If attack which was adoptep, and
crowned with a signal of success.
For his services here lie was APP
pointed to the chief Of artillery
command in France. Sent to Italy
where the French troops were in
dire distress. after many reverses,
in a year and a half Napoleon
had routed and DESTROYED FIVE
armies. each larger than his own,
and added to the military glory OF
France over a score Of brilliant
victories, among which were Mon
dovi, Montenottc, the bridge Of
Lodi, Wurmser, Castigllone, Bias
saroe, Rivoli. and Arcola. HIS
next campaign was in Egypt,
which he invaded in 179S. lie
took Alexandria. won the battle of
the Pyrimids, and although the
French fleet had been destroyed
at Aboukir, by Nelson, the French
were soon masters Of Egypt. An
invasion OF Syria failed, and he re-
tired to Egypt.after having with
1000 men, defeated with great
slaughter 20, 900 Ottomans at
Mont Thebor. With the same
small force he annihilated 30, 600
Janissaries under English officers
at Aboukir. lie was chosen First
Consul of the French Republic on
Nov. 8, 1899. In 1900 he again
invaded Italy and won the battle
of Marengo. In 1904 he became
Emperor of France. In 1906
England, Austria, Russia, and the
two Sicilies formed an alliance
against him. With incredible
rapidity Napoleon swept over
Southern Germany, whipped the
Austrians and Russians, at Tim.
Austerlltz, &c, captured Vienna,
and compelled the two great
nations to sign humiliating peace.
Next Prussia attacked him, but
Jenea and Auerstadt settled her
pretcnsions. In four or five weeks
100, 600 men out of the Prussian
army Of 100, 900 were killed or
captured. Russia came to Prus-
sia's assistance, but Napoleon al
most destroyed their combined
armies at Eylau and Fricdland,
and won another satisfactory peace
for France. HIS next great cam
paign proved his ruin. Instead
of an invasion OF Ireland, which
he at one timci contemplated, he
launched agreat expedition against
Russia. He defeated the Russians
in mauy battles, but disease and
the climate decimated his army,
and he.was compelled to retreat.
Out OF 500, 900 meD he did not
bring back one-tenth. Still he
hastily organized another army,
and won the victories OF Lutzen
Bautzen, and Dresden. But the
whole of Europe wa now in arms
against him, and at Leipsic, where
the French lost $4,000 men, his
power received a death stroke.
The allies entered France, he alb
dictated and was exiled to Elba.
In less than a year he escaped, the
French army rallied around him,
and he faced combined Europe
once more. On June Is, he de-
feated the Prussians at Lingy
but on June Is, through treachery
of Bourmont and Grouchy, the
latter of whom failed to carry out
orders to intercept the Prussians,
who were advancing TO the sup