The Washington herald., 1914-05-03
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SEEKING the advantage that the diver.
sion gave him, Napoleon sent Marsha
Ney over the Danube to drive the enemy
from the heights OF Eichingen. Thoss
sleeps, rising from the northern bank
of the river, were held by 1900 Aus
trians posted behind the garden walls OF
the terraced vineyards which mounted
like steps one above the other. Up that
blazing slope Ney fought his way terrace
by terrace. wall by wall, house by house
to the fiery summit. where he plucked a
poleon then followed with his headquar'
ters and settled down in the monastery
that still crowns the top of the hill.
Tho Fall of Ulm.
UIm had become a cage, with from .. .0ot
to q GO white coats and 500 guns caught
in II. The leaden skies which had lowered
upon the beleaguered town burst into a
mocking smile at its fall and a brilliant
sun beamed upon the conqueror as he
stood upon the hillside at the northern
gate in the midst of his dazzling stan to
receive the surrender OF the stronghold.
The captive army silently marched out to
fling its arms at the feet of Napoleon,
while the victorious French filled the val
ley Of the Danube with their gloating cry,
"Nive IEmpereur!
The defeated commander walked alone
in advance of his crestfallen forces anu
as he pIoffered his sword he could only
eXclaim: 'Behond the unfortunate Mack,
The Emperor told him to keep his sworn
and treated him with a delicate courtesy.
How much to be pitied is a general on
the day after a lost battle" he was often
heard to say. As some wounded Aus
trians were borne by him he raised his
hat and said: Let us honor the courage
of those unfortunate ones"
As for poor Mack. his misfortunes had
only begun. While his troops were
marched away to France he himself was
paroled and sent back home. where he
was court-martialed. condemned to be
dragged on a hurdle through the streets
of Vienna and put to death. That savage
sentence, however. was committed to ten
years Imprisonment.
The campaign of Tim was at an end.
An Austrian army of perhaps $1,000 men
had been smashed in three weeks. and
altogether above $1,000 prisoners had been
taken. The world stood astounded by the
rapidity and completeness of Napoleon's s
success which he seemed to have won by
wizardry He had overwhelmed his foe
without having to give battle and the
larger part of his force had not fired a
gun. "The Emperor" a soldier said, has
only our legs and not our bayonets." He
had annihilated an army by simple
marches.
The Bitter with the sweet.
As he drained the cup of victory. how
ever he found a bitter draught mingled
with its sweetness. For the day after
the fall Of Tim the battle Of Trafalsar
Viileneuve. growing bold too late, gave
battle to the English and killed himself
when he lost. Nelson. dying victorious
for England a supremacy on the sea
which has left her absolutely unchal-
lenged in European waters from that day
to this.
falgar. Napoleon. with redoubled deter
NINA tion. turned anew to conquer Eng
land on the land. As he marched on
Vienna at full speed, an army Of 5000
Anstrians and Russians. which had been
dispatched to the relief Of Mack and of
ITirn, fell back before him. while Massena
and Nsy were engaging great Austrian