Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-14


Already wlntor was at hand. Snow was
falling. The Soldier of Fortune has at last
found his destiny. On the 10th OF ooto-
ber ho leaves Moscow and tho retreat Do-
gins to the Niemcn. On every side inc |
Cossaoks arise and assail the fugitives'
Tho soldiers of the West and South drop
by thousands on the frozen roads. Ihe
SHOWS cover them. The ice-darts in their
sides are sharper than bayonets. The col
umna stagger and swing to right and leit.
hundred and twenty thousand men roll
nyyay across the hostile world. AT tho
Bercsina tho bridges are broken down
under tho rctreatlng army. In the follow
ing spring, when the ice-gorgcs go down
the river, IL, 900 dead Frenchmcn shall BIO
washed up from tho floods
There Is constant battle on flank and
renr. All stragglcrs perish. Tho army
dwindles Ney brings up the renr-guard
wasted to handful. At the passage OF the
Nicmon, soiled with dirt blnckened with
smoke, without insignia, with only drawn
sword and facing backwards towards the
hated region, the Dravest Of the Bravo
crosses tho bridge. IIo is tho last man to
sayo himself from the indescribablo horrors
of the Campaign of Russia.
The remnnnts of the Grand Army find
refuge In Konigsberg Napoleon, after
Moscow, had taken to sledgo, and had
spod ncross tho snow covered wastes OF Po-
land on his way to Paris. He camc there
unannounced. At four O'Clock on the fol-
lowing morning, some one found him In
his Office at tho Tuilcries with his war
map of Europe spread before him ON the
1oorl
As soon as IL was known that the Grand
Army was updor tho SHOWS of Russia,
there were signs Of upheaval through nll
the borders Of the West. The Germanic
Statns were FIRST to profit by tho disasters
of tne French. Frederick william gave his
hand to the Czar. There was a revolt in
Hamburg. The Confederation of the Rhine
began to fall to pieces. Alexander sent an
army to Berlin; Napoleon must guard his
eastern frontier or perish.
The turmoil Of 1913 began on the End of
May with tho battle Of Lutzen. With in
credible speed Napoleon had planted his
new armies on line extending from Lu-
bee to Venice. At Lutzcn the French were
victorious. Frederick William, Alexan-
dor, and Napoleon were once moro ON tho
same field on the 2lst of May, the EN-
peror hurled 1876, 900 men on the allies at
Bnutzcn, and won another victory. Dn-
vout rctooly Hamburg, and terribly pun
lSnCu tlNU pluCe lOf IT'S uclttllOl. 4Nupb-
Icon held Dresden in one hand and routed
tho allies with the other until his antago-
nists weru glad to accept an nrmisticc.
They agreed to convene mt Prague for max
ing n treaty Of peace.
But secretly, In the interim, the Gar
and Frederick William, aided by England,
constructed tho Fifth Coalition. Austria
and SaGuny were won over to the league.
The father Of Maria Louisa perldiOusly
entered the lists against her husband. On
the Goth Of August after the truce had
expired, the Emperor met tho Prussians
md Russians at Dresden, and gained m
other victory. But his enemies were only
beNten--not overwhelmed.
Tho war In other parts of the field bore
| hnrdly on the French At Grossbecren the
| allies defeated Oudlnot, and ON the Goth of
| August, the battle of Katsbach was won
| by BluGhor over Macdonald, who suffered
| heavy losses In men and guns. Bernadutto,
who had ronounced the Emperor, came
| down against Ney at Dennewitz, and
there, on the 9th of September, disastrous
| ly defeated him. The allies concentrated in
great force on Lcipsic, and on the 10th of
| October were beaten there by Bonapartc
Vainly he sought to opon negotiations. The
second battle Of Leipsio was fought on the
18th Of the month--a terrible conflict in
which Napoleon was forced from the field.
Tho city was taken; the bridges blown up;
and poniatowsky drowned in the Elstcr
Tho French, hard.prcssed, were obliged
to fall back from the frontier of Germany.
In November, Napoleon reached Paris. He
sought in all possible ways TO conclude a
peace, but also cxerted himself during the
winter to prepare FOR the coming avalanche.
Beyond the Rhine the French power was
broken up. Hanover was recovered by the
allies Holland proclaimed William l. OF
Orange. Jerome had to ubdlcAte the
throns of Wcstphalia, The small princes
Of Germany took back their ancient estates
Norway went to Sweden. Denmark leagued
with Great Britain. Tho Austrians over
ran tho lllyrian provinces Murat, king
Of Naples, made treaty with Austria
Only Eugene, vlccroy Of Italy, remained
loyal In support Of the Emperor.
In the beginning of 1914 was begun the
so-callod Campaign Of France. Napoleon
everywhere confronted his enemies. All
tho eastern borders were darkened witt
the OncOming armies of the Coalition
Wellington, who in the preceding summer
had won the great battle Of Vittorin, wa!
now in command of the allies on the sid,
Of Flanders, Napoleon gavc the Pope hi
Il
the whales and monsters of tho Middle
Ages came up from the sea; he threw t,
this one n bRit and to that one % tub. Tn
Austrians under SchwArtzenburg crosset
the Rhine. Butcher also crossed, at Co
bcntz. Tho Russians came by way Of Hol
land Bcrnadotto pressed southwark witt
100 600 men.
The struggle that ensued was without
parallel in history. Napoleon, like KIM
John Mt Poitiors, warded right and warde,
left He fought one battle after another
, until both Butcher and SchwartzenburI
werp crushed, and Austria sued for peace
But tho Gormanic powers returned to tn
battle with the powerful support of Russi
l and Sweden and England; and the Frcnc
; began TO recode. 1t was now seen that tn
allied generals had learned from the lio
many of his own arts of war.
Napoleon, with his usual audacity
!, PLUNGED into Germany; the allies, instea
y OF following him, pressed on toward
: Paris, and tho Emperor was Obliged to II
. turn. Arriving at Fontainebleau, he foun
= that Alexander and Frederick williar
h, were already in his capital Europe WINS /
u an uproar. Tho French Empire was slnl,
Q ing to isknees. Such Legislative authorit
y MS existed in Paris was asserting itself 70
. peace aud nbdicBtion. On tho 18th g
: April the Emperor agreed to withdraw i
y favor Of his son; but the triumphant allie
!. would have nothing less than the absolut,