The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-15
REAL ANCIENT HISTORY
Napoleon Bonaparte Had
Enough War on Hand
in 1866
FRANCE NOW HAD WAR

4 Glance at the Period Jast Afssr
Sapoleon Become Emp~ror ct
Prance-At Auss~riitz Napol~on
Gave More Substantial Proof That
He wAs No Ordinary soldier 10y
by snAtehing Victory Prom Defeat
How Different Countries Lived
Up al That Time
BnkinsviIle. ". c. Aug. l., 1852.
Correspondence OF The Caucasian
Enterprise.
In 1905 Napoleon BonapArte had
war enough on hand 10 last for some
time. France wuz on bad terms With
England, Russia. Spain. Austria, Tur-
key. and possibly other countries.
Did this disturb that game little
Frenchman? Well. not much. He
wuz still young an fitin' seemed TO
be hiz long suit Prussia had prom
ised TO take part in great coalition
planned to whip Napoleon. for hit
seemed that no one country could do
I the Job. Prussia had been in the
! French combination. but for some
reason withdrew The Prussian arm
les finally took a position between the
, frontiers ov Silesia an the Dambe'
River. General Mack Of the Aus
trian army had just been defeated
by the French forces. an in few
days he surrendered with the $4,000
men under him Ferdinand. the 9TH
er Austrian commander Jared better,
for he wuz able. after hard ftin, TO
reach Bohemia. The French now
penetrated through Bavaria an Aus
, tria into Moravia; an after havin'
obtained possession ov the defiles ov
the Tyrol (durin' November) they
, proceeded TO drive back the Russians
, In that naborhood, havin' skirmishct
: at Limbach. Amstettin. an Kerms
, finally reachin' Vienna, the capital o'
, Austria. awlso Presburg. another Inn
a portant city. This war only lasted TIVE
= months, France defeatin' the Aus
= trians. But that didn't end the trou
;, BILE. Russia had made a deal will
:. Austria an the combined armie
:. were at Olmutz. Between the Rus
sian an Austrian commanders the,
. could muster about $4,000 men
while Napoleon Bonaparte had bu
$4,000 men available. Confident o
!, victory, the Russians an Austrian
proceeded to hunt up Napoleon ar
. bring matters to a close, Napoleon be
% in near Brunn. But they didn't kno'
Napoleon, an they didn't know IN
ground Napoleon had selected for hi
y battle-ground. To deceive the enen
! Napoleon pretended to retreat az tn
Austrians an Russians approached
10 But he wuz not retreatin. Awl he di
Ft wuz to draw hiz right wing back
4 little more than the left wing. tn
sr Russian commander saw the move
re ment an concluded that hit Shove
IN weakness on the part ov the Frencl
II That wuz what Napoleon wuz up u
II The Russian an Austrian commaI
CT ders at once concluded (feelin' SUI
as that they had a much superior force
p to surround Napoleon. For one arm
e. to surround another. unless with
ne vastly stronger force. liz q dangerot
proceedin'. This move makes b
necessary to completely guard a vel
wide circle an the lines ov men na
ei urally must grow very thin or seattle
st in. With even a much smaller b'
a concentrated force. the general vi
tn IL In the center only hez TO stay avail
It an see things happen. In this ca
ne there wuz not long To wait. In eve
N slight encounters the French wou
tn not stand long, shown weakness. Il
or the enemy knew hit vuz not cowar
We ice. The Russians an Austrians, fe<
er in sure that they had the Who
at French army an hits leader in a vel
in table trap, sent courier to Napoiet
al an gave him a chance to surrende
But he hesitated. put them on
Tn received the officer sent on the on
he skirts ov hiz camp an had thrown
Ia breastworks plainly visible az e.
.b- dence ov the ritical 90 condition
an wuz In. On the first ov Decemo
ty, there wuz no change Napoleon
a apparently hopelessly entrapped. t
nj Russian an Austrian commando
a. determined to learn what vuz in {
he trap. The Russians moved forwa
er- In a compact form, portion ov the
m Napoleon had q ridge. series OF nj
a, hills In front ov him. which he In
all hev occupied had he cared 10. I
,,s Russians an Austrians rushed
an those hills an then descended In
- the valley occupied by the French
a.. sort ov natural basin. Then the
,.h tie French general probably laugh
long an loud, hiz day had come! I
battle went on. practically eve
move ov the Russians an Austris
bsin' plainly visible 10 Napoleon.
mel dark to the enemy SO far az Nap
the cons moments an intentions W
My shown The real battle wuz yet