The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-10-24
1s1s--LEPsIC--1s1s.
Boise Statesman)

Yesterday wherever the German
tongue is spoken, those who remem-
Der the fatherland and its achieve
mants in history united in speech
and song and poem to commemorate
the wonderful victory of the allies
over Napoleon at Leipsic a century
ago. Boise Germans Joined in the
general festivities and, although their
fest took place day earlier, was
none the less patriotic and impressive
To Napoleon, Leipsic was the pre-
lude to Waterloo; it made Waterloo
probable. The blow struck by the
allies Russia and the kings of Prussia
and Saxony, while it did not give the
finishing stroke to one of the great
est, if not the greatest, military gen.
fuses of history at least rendered him
unstable and after that, Waterloo
doomed large in the distance.
Napoleon, with his splendid opti-
mism, that colossal disdain for con-
| Quered states and nations so frequent
with him, believing himself to be the
favored child of destiny, the uncon-
querable was peculiarly severe WITH
Prussia. For years he had treated
Prussia as Alexander had treated
those nations that fell before his VIC
torious arms; French garriscns had
occupied her towns, French authority
and influence had dominated every
; thing, all of which was distasteful to
the German mind. This at last be-
came uubearable and Frederick Will
liam, spurred to desperation by such
men as Butcher, issued thrilling
proclamation calling upon all Ger
mans to rally to his standard to save
the fatherland from the CALLING yoke
of France. 1t had the effect to cleo
trifying the nation and 100000 ralli-
ed to his call. The dread tyranny Of
: the man on horseback reused the peas
antry, moved the middle classes,
made, stern warriors even of the
scholars. The philosopher, Fichte
when he heard the drum beats ot
; Napoleon's soldiery in the streets OF
Berlin, closed lecture by announc-
ing that the next lecture would be
, given when Germany had become
free. and then enlisted against the
> conqueror and kept his word.
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At Leipsic Napoleon did not count
l upon meeting desperate and thor
oughly organized foe. Naturally the
: allies ought to have won at Leipsic;
. they had 100000 men against Ma
poleon's 1910, 900, and they were fight
! ing on their own soil for the life o
their nation and for their homes ans
loved ones. The odds were all agains
: Napoleon. Had he had an even breal
at Leipsic he would have won hand.
down. On the other hand, it was {
L skilled, disciplined army against al
inferior force in this regard. The
French had as head of the army Ma
: poleon, who personally conducted the
fight; they had Murat, Ney, Marmont
Augereau, Ouidnot, Poniatoski ani
3 Macdonald; the allies had as thejl
greatest, Butcher. The stones vel
: point out where Napoleon sat ane
personally directed the battle.
: With the first days engagement i
I looked like victory for Napoleon. Thu
e right wing under the Austrians wal
5 checked; Napoleon in the center hat
: hurled one of those deadly thunder
, bolts of war which had so often givel
y him his supremacy, smashing cav
airy charge backed by murderous ar
l hilary that swept almost through thu
i heart of the allied forces and nearl
up "hCIc IhC hlu6 VI uooiCs Oh'
L the emperor of Russia stood. He lift
ed his eyes from the map nailed t,
y the ground on account of the higl
\ wind prevailing and which he wa
Il bordering and ordering the bells o
:. Leipsic to be rung as signal of vic
u tory. over-confidence was one o
a Napoleon's weaknesses.
g At Waterloo after he had asked tn
u guide, who was a traitor and lied t
D. him, the guide Lacoste, whether Their
q was any serious obstacle between hi
Q troops and Mt. St. Jean and thesguid
' had shaken his head, he rose in hi
a stirrups and ordered Milhaud's CUR
assieurs to carry the plateau, and i'm
mediatay afterwards dispatched
messenger to Paris to announce tina
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