The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-07-27

under the retreating army. In the follow.
ing spring, when the ice-gorges go down
the river, IL, 900 dead Frenchmen shall be
washed up from the foodsi
There is constant battle on flank and
rear. All stragglers perish. The army
dwindles. Ncy brings up the rcar-guard
wasted to n handful. At the passage of the
Nieinen, soiled with dirt, blackened with
smoke, without insignia, with only drawn
sword II facing backwards towards the
hated region, the "Bravest of the Brave
crosses the bridge. He is the last man to
save himself from the indescribable horrors
of the Campaign of Russia.
The remnants of the Grand Army find
refuge in konigsberg. Napoleon, after
Moscow, had taken to a sledgc, and had
sped across the snow covered wastes of Pc
Ian on his way to Paris. He calne there
u-nannounced. At four o'clock on the fol.
lowing morning, some one found him in
his Office at the Tuileries with his war.
map of Europe spread before him on the
floor!
AS soon as it was known that the Grand
Army was under the SHOWS of Russia,
there were signs of uphcaval through all
the borders of the West. The GermaniC
States were first to profit by the disasters
of the French. Frederick William gave his
hand to the Gar. There was u 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 the battle of Llitzcn. With in
credible speed Napoleon had planted his
new armies on a line extending from Lu-
bee to Venice. At Lutzcn the French were
victorious. Frederick william, Alcxan-
der, and Napoleon were once more on the
SAM field! On the 21st Of May, the En-.
peror hurled $4,000 men on the allies at
Bautzen, and won another victory. Da-
vout retook Hamburg, and terribly pun
ished that place for its detection. Napo-
leon held Dresden in one hand and routed
the allies with the other until his antago-
nists We're glad to accept an armistice.
They agreed to convene at Prague for max
ing a treaty of peace.
But secretly, in the interim, the Gear
and Frederick William, aided by England,
constructed the Fifth Coalition. Austria
and Saxony were won over to the league.
The father Of Maria Louisa pcrfidiously
entered the lists against her husband. On
the Goth of August, after the truce had
expired, the Emperor met tho Prussians
and Russians at Dresden, and gained an
other victory. But his enemies were only
beaten-not overwhelmed.
The war in other parts of the field bore
hardly on the French. AT Grossbecrcn the
allies defeated Oudinot, and on the Goth OF
August, the battle of Katsbach was won
by Butcher over Macdonald, who suffered
heavy losses in men and guns. Bcrnadotte,
who had renowned the Emperor, came
down against Ney at Dennewitz, and
there, on the 9th of September, disastrous
ly defeated him. The allies concentrates in
great force on Leipsic, II on the 10th OF
October were beaten there by Bonaparte.
Vainly he sought to open negotiations. The
second battle of Icipsic was fought on the
18th of the month"; terrible conflict in
which Napoleon was forced from the field.
The city was taken; the bridges blown up:
and Poniatowsky drowned in the Elster.
The French, hard-pressed, were obliged
to fall back from the frontier of Germany.
In November, Napoleon reached Paris. He
sought In all possible ways to conclude g
peace, but also eXcrted 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 abdicate the
throne Of Wcstphalin. The small princes
of Germany took back their ancient estates.
Norway went to Sweden. Denmark lcagued
with Great Britain. The Austrians over
ran the 1llyrian provinces Murat, king
OF Naples, made a treaty with Austria,
Only Eugene, viceroy of Italy, remained
loyal in support of the Emperor.
In the beginning of 1871 was begun the
so-called Campaign of France. Napoleon
everywhere confronted his enemies. Al
the eastern borders were darkened witt
the oncoming armies of the Coalition
Wellington, who in the preceding summer
had won the great battle Of Vittoria, was
now in command of the allies on the side
Of Flanders. Napoleon gave the Pope his
liberty, and restored him to his States. Al
tho whales and monsters of tho Middle
Ages came up from the sea; he threw t.
this II II bait and to that one IL tub. Th,
Austrians under Schwartzenburg crossed
the Rhine. Blucher also crossed, at Co
blentz. Thu Russians came by way of Hol
land. Bernadottc pressed southwark will
100, 600 men.
The struggle that cnsucd was without
parallel in history. Napoleon, like King
opllu db oItltfs, Ntfttit flSliJ ana Waruct
left. He fought one battle after another
until both Butcher and Schwurtzenburs
were crushed, and Austria sued for peace
But the Gcrmanic powers returned to tn,
battle with the powerful support Of Russi.
and Sweden and England; and the Frcncl
began to rccede. 1t was now seen thai tn,
allied generals had learned from tho liol
many of his arts of war.
Napoleon, with his usual audacity
plunged into Germany; tho allies, instea,
of following him, pressed on toward
Paris, and the Emperor was obliged to re
turn. Arriving at Fontaineblcau, he foun'
that Alexander and Frederick William
were already in his capital, Europe was il
an uproar. The French Empire was sink
ing to its knees. Such Legislative authorit,
as existed in Paris was asserting itself TO
peace and abdication. On the 18th O
April, the Emperor agreed to withdraw il
favor of his son; but the triumphant allie
would have nothing less than the absolute
The absolute was accepted by the Man o
Destiny. To him was given, instead O
the Empire of Europe, the island of Elba
with its ninety square miles of petty noun
tains, its sardines, its crabapplcs, and it
small wine! Besides this, in compcnsa
ton for the crowns of Caesar and Charlie
imagine, We will give General Bonaparte
pension of 2 1000, 900 francs!
JOHN CLARK RIDPATH