The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-01
By HERBERT CATION

. izcd. many or them militia regiments
thrown together in Prussia sklrnishes
and even battles were fought around
rultusk, and thcn began what is called
tho Eylau campaign. in which the Rus
Sian army with some pruss!an troops.
numbered about 10000 b. February
Napoleon prepared TO Gu, or the
enemy's communication with Russia.
The French closed in on the allies bu,
HcN mad been delayed by bad roads and
severe weather. and when Ausereau
delivered the initial attack the Rus.
SLAMS. reiniorred ~ the Prusetan allies.
gave battle Ind Ausereau's force MS
nearly annlN!latcd. Both sides en-
hausted. dre.v of. Lc.ovrc who Vas
oesies!ng pan,zie, compelled the Prus.
slams 10 cap!tu!ate.
The Russian commander made
southern move and attacked Ncv.
pushing him Backwards Then Ma
pole"n took a hand and Gu; the Rus
SLAMS pf from the seahoard. and great
Is.niorcemen;s coming up, the Rus
SLAMS gradually retired into Friedland.
"hcFe Napoleon. with the main body
o! MS army. encountered him IN
battle which resulted in a victory 70.
me french The Russians crossed the
.A!le and the Prussians SURRENDERED
4
Tor peace which was concluded AT TIL
sit Hc had already dccrecd the Prus-
sian coast In state .! blockade. and
ordered the arrest OF any English found
on French territory. British trade was
forbidden To- any continental port on
the Baltic or North Seas
lie had now BUNDLED Russia Austria
ana Fr"ss Ia and he determined 10 ruin
II he could not conquer England But
Fms T. loo
for tho conquest OF her Asiatic colonies
We're as far from realization as ever
tic iu'n turned his attention 10 Por-
tusal, "Aich he occupied with Spanish
aid The royal family flying 10 Brazil
on British warship. Internal dis
.ensions in Spain, ne took his brother.
Joseph from M ples, and placed him
On Ia" Spanish throne. The Spaniaras
rose. seized the French feet at Cadi-.
and ih.ir land forces captured the
M T.,. Frencn force under Dupont on
July 30 1905. This upset Napoleons
plans. and he was still more discon-
ccrtcd when the English and Portu-
gUcsc forces under Sir Arthur Weies-
lev compelled Juno,'s French army 10
leave the country.
Things now began 10 turn against
the conGueror. Austria was arming.
Napoleon's relations with Russia was
not OF the best, and the Hohenzollerns
seemed almost rs unbeaten az ever
RE aid. however wrcst 100000. 600
thaies indemnity from Prussia. and
compelled the reduction of its army TO
$1,000
lie got little even in promises, from
N" car. who, on the other hand,
succeeded in getting from him Fin
land and the Danubian provinces and
the withdrawal OF the French troops
from the Oder. Napoleon began his
Sp"nish campaign. and soon entered
Madrid. While he was engaged in
spain with the British no heard that
Austria was preparing for war. He
also heard OF plot against him in
France between Talleyrand and Murat.
and he flew to Paris 10 put il down.
lie was just in time to organize his
Danubian campaign. He called for the
contingent of 1910, and notified all his
vassal states 10 be ready to cooperate
by september 10 the whole army was
concentrated between Landshut Augs-
burg, Resensburg and Dorauworth.
After some encounters and mistakes
on both sides a serious engagement
took place n Eckmuhl. when, II Ma
polcon had followed his own judgment.
the result would have been decisive
instead OF which he rested his men
and the enemy escaped. The next day
while pursuing the enemy Napoleon
received his only wound. Later the
French were checked with heavy loss.
but Napoleon turned obout and led his
army into Vienna on May IL. after a
three day Siege. Nine days later, al
Ashern. Napoleon was completely de-
fested for the first time In his life.
Reterating TO the island of Lobau the
French army huddled together dis
hehrtened and despairng. But the En-
peror, reinforced by two armies, again
engaged the Austrians al Wagram on
July 5 and In one OF the bloodiest
battles of history. The slaughter on
each side was terrible, but the Aus
ttians were compelled to retire.
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