Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-10-18
CEN1ENNiAL Il CELEBRATED uI
SHING BElIir 10 THE
MIGHTY NAPOLEON
BATTLE OF THE NATIONS"
Emperor William Heads i.is. ol fur-
eign Visitor, Which lnrludc,
Natablcs Throughout
Empire.

LlPSit, SANONl, oct a.. Nov
er before n her history has the Sax
on capital entertained such large
gathering OF uotabloa as ia now ass
sembled here for the celebration OF
the one hundrcdth anniversary ot
the battle OF Lclpsic. Empor
William heads the list %, visitors
which also Includes the rulers OF
practically an OF the states ot th"
Empire The Emperor oi Austria
the Emperor oi Russia and the King
OF Sweden have sent personal rcpres-
ontatiycs TO take part iu the iestiv-
itios In the crowds that throng the
streets and ul the cafes and other
public places are 10 be seen officers
wearing the uniform distinctive of
the armies OF dozen Of the Europe
az nations
To-day. aided By a programme of
oratory. pagcantry and military dis
play. the people oJ united Ger
many looked backward one hundred
years aud bowed low 10 the warriors
who won "thc battle OF the nations, '
the fight which broke the power of
! Napoleon and marked the culminat
ion OF the German war OF liberation
Tomorrow the celebration viii reach
! a climax i'm the dedication OF the
s1O.0o0.O0U monument erected by
the people of Germany in commcm-
oration OF their victory
The battle of Leipsic. known thro-
ughout the world as tho battle o'
,he nations" cmphatically desery-
ed that name. for It was desperate
struggle OF the German nations and
thcir allies against Napoloons army
cor.po co OF F-'0ahreu and q.
iers of the few German countries
which stiu adhered 10 his toiteriur
fortunes. ON the side OF the Brit
i.h troops. rocket hrsado, Zoo 900
about 10000 mon, while more than
2Ua.0 600 men fought on The French
side More than 5000 cannon were
employed during the four DAYS OF
the battle. which has gone down In
history as the biggest aud bloodics'
battle since the remote days OF
| XcrNcs.
The battle of Leipsic. was the
! elimination OF The German countries
20 free themselves from the Napol-
comic yoke Napoleon had suffered
tremendous LOSSES during 1912, but
/ with a last effort be- had organized
neW army OF nearly 100000 men
which hr invaded Germany 10 Tho
following year The Germans. real
liziug thar the critical moment had
arrived which would decide the tut
ure and would either free them 'oi
ever from the Frouch yoke or per
uetuafo Napoleon rule over them
aakcd everything upon thc outcome
oI the great battle which Vas fought
upon the great plain near Lc'psir
] Fer three DAYS th, battle ragged bach
aud forth. undecided but with she1
advantage 20 the allis ON tr
fourth day Napoleon realizing tha
hp WIS fast losing ground ord"
ed a retreat under cover OF the rra
guard which continued the 'i4ht q
: prevent the main body OF the Fronc'
army from being blocked Wh"l
: the French army rctreatcd eight
thousand dead and wounded ncr
ieft upon the battle field which 'n
Il cluIcd Leipsic and iis suburbs
Napoloon's defeat az Lepsir com
PEELED him 20 return 20 France. Th
allies undertook 20 intercept him
but D.. brushed them aside % la.ag
on October go. and finally succeed
. Ted iu placing tho Rhine betVes
himself and his pur,uors 80 Lr.r
sic Napoleon had received @ blo'
from which he never recovered li
had used ug the las, of the lre.
armies Immediately available 20 fIr
and hI. srIerI Hrut siruF tl'. NrI
against odds that rendered his sac
q cess impos ib.e
permauy celebrated the nfiiot
anniversary OF tho h'''le of Lsipsi
4 ir 1863. Today o. Be- an infinite.
A.. greater Germany than it was iH lst
a., united. strong ald powerful and ra
Toying peace and prosperity
Tho monument which has beer cf
2 rectci 20 commemorate the rrca
Of battle aud what .' stands for. Occur
a ies the top OF an artificial elevate.
O had 20 Do made because uo1hef
10 in the vicinity OF L"insic is cher
70 anything that would deserve 90
. name of hiii Like most of ih
German national monuments Oh
r Lcipsir monument Dr. au imposin.
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