Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-29

only drawn sword and facing backwards
towards the hated region, the "Bravest
of the Brave" crosses the bridge. He is
the last man to save himself from tho
horrors of the Campaign of Russia.
The remnants of tho Grand Army find
refuge in Konigsberg. Napoleon. after
Moscow, had taken to a sledge. and had
sped across the snow covered wastes of
Poland on his way to Paris He came
there unannounced. At four O'Clock on
the following morning, some one found
him in his Office ut tho Tuileries with
his war-map of Europe spread before
him ON the foori
As soon as it was known that the
Grand Army was under tho SHOWS of
Russia, there were signs Of upheaval
though all tho borders of the West. The
Germanic States were first to profit by
the disasters Of the French. Frederick
William gave his hand to the Gear.
There was revolt in Hamburg. The
Confederation of tho Rhine began to fall
to pieces. Alexander sent an army to
Berlin; Napoleon must guard his east
ern frontier or perish.
The turmoil of 1918 began on the End
of May with the battle of Lutzen.
Within credible speed Napoleon had
planted his new armies on a line ex-
tending from Lubec to Venice. At Lut-
zen the French were victorious. Fred
erick William, Alexander, and Napo-
leon were once more on the same field!
On the 21st of May, the Emperor hurl-
ed 1875, 600 men on the allies at Baut-
zen, and won another victory. Davout
retook Hamburg. and terribly punished
that place for its detection. Napoleon
held Dresden in ono hand and routed
the allies with the other until all his
antagonists were glad to accept an ar
mistice. They agreed to convene at
Prague for making treaty Of peace.
But secretly, in the interim, the Gar
and Frederick William. aided by Eng
land, constructed tho Fifth Coalition.
Austria and Saxony were won over to
the league. The father of Maria Louisa
perfidiously entered the lists against her
husband. On the Goth of August, after
the truce had expired, the Emperor met
the Prussians and Russians at Dresden,
and gained another victory. But his
enemies were only beaten-not over
Yhelmed.
The war in other parts of the field
bore hardly on the French. At Gross
beeren tho allies defeated Oudinot, and
ON the Goth of August, the battle Of
| donald. who suffered heavy losses in
men and guns. Bernadotte, who had re-
nounced tho Emperor, came down
against Ney at Dennewitz, and there,
on the 9th of September, disastrously
defeated him. The allies concentrated in
great force on Leipsic, and on tho 10th
| of October were beaten there by Bona
parte. Vainly he sought to open nego-
tiations. The second battle of Leipsic
was fought on the 18th of the month
terrible conflict in which Napoleon
| was forced from tho field. The city was
taken; the bridges blown up; and Ponia-
towsky 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 a peace, but also exert
ed himself during the winter to prepare
for the coming avalanche. Beyond the
Rhine the French power was broken mp.
Hanover was recovered by the allies.
Holland proclaimed William l. of
Orange. Jerome had to abdicate the
throne of Westphalia. The small princes
of Germany took back their ancient es-
tates. Norway went to Sweden. Den.
mark leagued with Great Britain. The
Austrians over ran tho Illyrian prov
inces. Murat, king of Naples, made a
treaty with Austria. Only Eugene, vice.
roy of Italy, remained loyal in support
Of the emperor.
In the beginning of 1914 was begun
the so-called Campaign of France. Ma
poleon everywhere confronted his enc
mics. All the eastern borders were dark
ened with the odcoming armies of the
Coalition. Wellington, who in the pre-.
ceding summer had won the great bat.
tie 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. All the
whales and monsters of the Middle Ages
came up from the sea; he threw to this
one bait and to that one tub. The
Austrians under Schwartzenburg cross
ed the Rhine. Blucher also crossed, al
Coblentz. The Russians came by way OF
Holland. Bernadotte pressed southwark
with 100, 900 men.
The struggle that ensued was with
out parallel in history. Napoleon, like
King John at Poitiers, warded right and
warded left. He fought one battle aft
er another, until both Butcher and
Schwartzenburg were crushed, and Aus
tria sued for peace. But the Germanit
powers returned to the battle with thu
powerful support of Russia and Sweder
and England; and the French began t.
recede 1t was now seen that the allied
generals had learned from the lion many
of his own arts of war.
Napoleon, with his usual audacity,
plunged into Germany; the allies, in
stead Of following him, pressed ON to
wards Paris, and the Emperor wa!
obliged to return. Arriving at Fon
tainebleau, he found that Alexander ant
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