The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
"THE WORLD .s*++&&
ONE HUNDRED YEARS
AGO TODAY"&&S&$$ =
ICoryright. 1850, by Il. T. Hughes, Louis
ville.1

THE EYES of the world on Napoleon
this, the first anniversary OF the overthrow
4 OF the Directory at Paris, by which Bona.
parte had taken the government OF France
into his own hands. The sun OF his fortunes
now rising rapidly, tlazzled all OF Europe and
made even Great Britain blink at the glare.
year us "First Consult had given him all the
powers OF monarch, and lie had used them
with telling effect Early in 1900 lie had taken
up his abode nt the Tuic,ies, and at cnce
formed a ministry. Here he planned u cGm-
pagn that would bring every nation TO his feet
and leave him signing for more worlds to con-
qure-the map OF Europe was 20 be the nap CT
France.
England and Austria had refused to treat with
Napoleon until the Bourbons should be restored
to the throne of France, and the most energetic
preparations for vigorous prosecution OF the
We're begun. Napoleon's plan to deal
Austria, his worst continental enemy, double
blow. French army of 10000 men, under
Morcau, advanced into Germany, gaining several
victories and compelling the Austrians to hasty
retreat. Another, under Masscna, had invaded
Italy, but was compelled to surrender to the
Austrians at Genoa. On hearing of Masscna's
failure, Bonaparte himself started TO Italy at
the head of $4,000 troops He crossed the Alps
at the difficult pass of Great st. Bernard Diff
oultes almost insurmountable presented tholn>
selves. Precipices, ravincs and eternal SHOWS
seemed to forbid Il passage: but the army fI-
lowed narrow pass known to no living creature
but the chamois and the hunter. The artillery
was taken apart and the pieces We're placed
in the hollow trunks Of trees, which We're drawn
across the mountains by soldiers. The troops
were encouraged by the music OF the bands and
where the ascent was most difficult the drum
beat Il charge The Auslrans were completely
surprised when Napoleons army suddenly APP
pcared OH the Italian plains. On June a part
of the French army under General ] inIes defeat
ed the Austrians at Montebello; and five days
later Napoleon, at the head Of 10000 men,
cOuntered 10000 Austrians, under General Melos,
at the village of MarcnSo, and completely over
threw the Austrian army.
Morcau, during all this, had been idle. On
May he defeated the Ausrians at Engcn. Two
days later he did likewise al Moeskircl; while
on May he won signal victory at Biberach,
Wurlemburg, where the A,istrians were under
Kray. On June 10 Norcau totally defeated the
army at IIochstadt, city on the Danube, in
Bavaria. Napoeons victory at Marcngo had
made him master OF Italy, and Norcau was ready
to strike the final blow with his army in Ger
many. The moment not ripe, however,
until Dec. 3, when at IIolenlinden Moreau won
the dav in of the hardest fought battles
OF tho year. 1t brought the peace of Luneville.
In the. meantime, during November, Marshal
Macdonald, with 1900 French troops, had
crossed the Alps into Italy at the difficult pass
OF Splugen, thls increasing the French forces in
Italy to 100000 men,
Napoleon had returned to Paris His triumph
was complete
Among the births OF the year Of persons who
Won fame in life were tho following:
Lyman Cobb, American author.
Cinque, chief OF the Mendi Africans
Iakob Leonard Chodzko, Polish historian.
John s. Chauncsy. American naval officer.
stephen Caldwell, American lawyer and bsne-
factor,
George W. F. V. Clarendon. fourth Earl Of
England.
Mark Antony Cooper, Amercal lawyer and
statesman.
William Clancy Irish Roman Catholic bishop
in America.
Parsons Cook, American Congregational clergy
man and journalist,
Thomas Count de Conway, Irish General IN
American Revolution.
George G. Cookman, English Methodist Episoo-
pal preacher in America.