The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-03-24
Occurred Just One Hum
dred Years Ago.
FOUND THE WAY OPEN TO HIM
Marshal Ney Failed To Keep
Promise To Cage the Fa.
nous Fighter.
WANTED PEACE-wAs DENIED 1T

One hundred years ago Napoleon
Bonaparte set out on a march which
was destined to prove the greatest
personal triumph ever scored by any
warrior. After landing in France on
his return from his exile in Elba,
Napoleon and his thousand follow
ers proceeded to Grenoble. On the
sth of March the emperor set out
for Lyons with an army of 1000
men at his back, every man ready to
/ die for his beloved leader. Although
he had a force eight times greater
than that he had brought to France.
still 1000 men were not many with
which to effect the conquest of y,
great nation.
On the very day that Napoleon
began his triumphant march toward
Lyons. his former marshal. Ney,
kissed the hand OF his new master.
the king. and strobe out of the Tuil-
cries. saying. Sire. will bring
Bonaparte back in an iron cage" 1t
was brave boast, and Ney was
probably very much in earnest, but
lie reckoned without the power of
old memories and associations and
the foreeful personality of his for
mer chief.
While Marshal Soult was de-
nouncing the emperor, and Ney and
Macdonald were Fastening TO oppose
his advance, and Monitor was rally
ing the troops in Northern France.
and the frightened king was prepar-
ing refuge from Tising storm.
Napoleon continued his march I'M
opposed. Everywhere the royal
troops tore OF their white cockades
and tranpled them in the mud. and
rallied to their old allegiance. Near
Lyons 10000 men deserted in a
body On 18th of March, 1915, Ma
Doleon made his triumphal entrance
into Lyons, and the center of
France was in his control 9s~
On the following day Marshal Ney
received a proclamation from Ma
poleon. Before that. so Ney after
ward testified during his trial for
high treason. he was determined to
oppose Napoleon. The proclamation
made such a powerful appeal that
he signed it, declaring that the
Bourbons had committed such fol-
lies that he could no longer sup
part them, and went over heart and
soul to the emperor A few officers
and men FASTENED to join Napoleon.
The meeting between Napoleon
and Ney was an affecting scene.
With tears in his eyes. the man
who had threatened to put Napoleon
in an iron cage. now embraced him
as his leader. and begged forgive
ness for his past detection. The.
detection of Ney and of practically
the entire army involved the down
fail of the MONARCHY The throne
Of Louis XVIII. toppled and fell and
the monarch again became, an exile.
Without single battle. without
a blow. Napoleon found the way to
Paris open to him. While King
Louis was fleeing with his house
hold across the border to Client, Ma
poleon entered the capital, No con
quering hero ever received a more
enthusiastic reception, and Napo-
poleon later declared that that day
was the most delightful OF his life. |
Napoleon now wanted peace, but
he was not 10 have It, Great Brit
ain, Russia. Austria and Prussia
again combined against the great
trouble-maker. and the emperor was
soon forced to unsheath his sword |
end enter upon that path which led
10 Waterloo.