The evening world., 1910-12-30

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III II i s t O r Y
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BY Albert Payson Terhune

BY Albert Payson Terhune
Copyright. 1910 by The. Press Puenans Co., che. New York World. /
No. ia "Coid Snap that Conquered a Nation.
BATTLE between a feet Of warships and a corps Of cavalry q
n something that the world has probably see but once. It was mad@
possible by a cold enap'-a sharp change Of weather that conf
49, quered a nation and constituted OF the queerst Of hs1
toric Ifs" |
A French military senlus-and blackguard-ceneral Charles Pichesru|
had risen with mushroom speed from mere day laborers 10 to the conf
mand Of Frances army of the North. He a sen. to check the food of GsI
aster that had swept over his countrys military glory.
France. overthrowing the old monarchy, had become a republic and had
incidentally. found herself in difficulties with nearly all her neghbors. Thel
army was in bad condition. Almost all the officers had been nobiemen
These mobiles had been beheaded or forced into exile during the early days Of
the Reign OF Terror; and 1t was necessary to find mn Of lower birth to take
their places. Meanwhile the French suffered in their var with nearby
Pichesu ws one OF the soldiers to pront by the
A " s.::.c' s4sn:s; , ns ns been s%. in sa A%s', ca, s n. n ss,: :ssyss in ~ 4
experience in al and his skill a a stratsst CbackedI
the head II . discouraged body of men to recapture tho province OF Ahace that
" wa. :ss IN ia' 1884, as al1% ss :" allied 'Say s' oi Ar:n, s's M RIG nnsssns. Then ''''''r''
badly drilled, III fed and dsmor.n.ed by many eeatH.s. Yet thank, to pNne
sT n. w VIII na.. tactics cities md the ,. une.p. .. Of his swift movement the
rSro Ssnsu the ss AIRS, Ts o month. Of r, ,,p e hes w1 victory after srm victory,
chased the AustrAn' beyond the Rhine n ws able to nnh his full attention
into inter quartet. Blu, ssa, wa. not rchosru, ~y snow. bitter -" weather.
Then 1T "a. tina a cold n Intervene to chang history n to make TIT
sfs rs %an,s work ne, sas WG,, T nsh h %s nuS ~% e. ' " Sayt .mI S@a .%u on +n he n. "a ,ss q
enemies Across. o m the newly frozen ice richesru led his shivertns veterans
self "s master master ' os ali n Holland i"'' carrying eVe'''"S 0e'''' "' 500" "''' ""
The campaign vas markede y one OF, h most spectacular n seemiuny IN.
possible feats In history. A strong Dutch va fleet rode al anchor in the Heder,
.oudiy srose the Meu.e waa, had locked his. flee, imo a mass, o., is 50
f i%ss tms r rsss "a sh su ssaH ut s'm NJ" "a , Sns; An. ,s out or !" 5snS s' ns@s 9. , .. 1 tsasS
Hemer toward the line of moveess warshps
oY:s.s:. Fight worthy Of !, CONT. nit o per: sS" ".,as ina. s.", had :,s nys, beer, been
~-D own vessels engaged in hand-to-hand battle with sol
The Dutch feet a captured. The Netherlands were in the very hollow q:
rr"r's VIVA nm M ne, Ss1'H onr general RE ns'" nd"".I to- Paris" nS.r mns' so me r.S'
him the title "preserver of the Fatherland''
Napoleon. N: But b =, the man. s%d oy.roams other ambitions When s.s he was .r
his men and his eountry: This treason ruined his career Af'T~ard he ~a' >"
poeon. He was arrested and thrown into prison. on te morning of April Isl
$780, he ws found dead in his cell tran