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diffun. and had ~ powerful lfiehas
plato him aaeutcly an fhs hi&hNa s.
n,orraas without advoutiffaHs aids q
auv rnnspitsuoua ohataetet. tit ttsi
| onlv oct aaionauy by the fav"ring hat1
of fate ho carved hia way hY Ire i9ft s
| of hla gonlua and ha e"fnprehens'9e
| grasp of the prrplesing problems q &s@
| called upon - solve
In eariy yofth I'onaparf~ sftta' t.d
attention by hia industry "a staaeet
| aud bv serious consideration af NIL
| ,tarv and public affairs 1T a time VIZ =
/ The minds If most young men q rs
/ station ard age were largely inel1hsa
/ IA plea anro The state etlu' atfa mn.
a. tho famous military a6fd"tht =
Ilrtennr where tho tenf lungs ~ -. = (
,,-r,,., made him nn export In fnafhe-
/ mates and laid the founda ti"ta fs.' -
| .,,bg,utIett naaatcry IF the al - Waf
IL .arnne.i serious involvement IN the
/ intrigue and turmoil ef IN ar
neriods nf tho French ket"lattoi9 at
! ,hourh once hc waa arrested fer 7sflte
/ f,n..t,J AT az dieloyalty 20 the ptoi5As.
and for awhile wae alinos u -
shadow of tho guillatine I Wa nm
NINTH the Revolution had gndsd. ~
| ,hq repttatlon hc hnd uehietsd - z
,.,,,np artillery officer of distinction =
! thc taking Of Toulon led - ms seize slsa
az comma nder of the national guar
forces in Paris in defense Of the Natlehsi
| Convention against the savage assault
If Tho reheluous secuonaflss on its
r.,noua Thirteenth Ncndemai9tte t}e-
fober &. 1888 His mastery ntiif3ks
| ,nent Of that eventfui affair. Whish
| mnrht have had most serious e"hss
ouenres had II not been 80 quickly and
,,r.ctualiy suppressed hy him secured
for the young artillery officer the al
pointmcnt TO command OF the Army 81
| Italy. which was the real Begin hths
~ his upexainpled career as a soldlsf
Tlua was he started on his notable
camnaigns his triumphant marches 70
Mantua Milan. Vienna, Madrid beriin
ana. unfortunately for him. his fatal
| journey to Moscow.
The amazing success of his Italian
| campaign. in 1896. made the name OF
| Ronapartc known the world over
Military circles everywhere were dazzIed
| by his spirit. his genius and his ability
He became the idol Of the French
| people, and thereby a monaco to the
| DIRECTORY. even then beginning to fail
into disropute by reason of its excesses
its profliEacy and its failings Deem
ing it wise to remove him from Inl=
| mediate contact with home affairs. the
| Directory arranged for him the notable
Egvptian campaign, which brought him
| more glory and but for the unexpected
| check in his aspirations which came
| from the stubborn defense OF st Jean
de Acre against his fruitless siege
| might have started him at that time
unon A campaign OF conquest Of the Far
| Ea st and the creation of a mighty I'm
pirc with Constantinopie as its capital
Familiar history is the reminder 81
his wonderful public career lie re
| turned to Egypt Just in time to over
throw the corrupt and inefficient III.
lrectory and establish the Consulate. with
himself as First Consul Ills extra
| ordinary genius for administration anu
tho far-reaching benefits he conferred
upon the French people. made easy his
advanceuent to First Consul for life
and then to Emperor of the trenet
ncople His subtle skill as diplomat
his mastery of the science OF govern
ment his incompatible financial genius
alone would have gained him grea
fama And when TO these attribute:
u,ara added his unrivalled triumphs ot
| The MANY fields of battle. which brok'
down, one fter the other the stNAS'
coalitions AGAINST him formed by th'
allied monarchs of Europe, VINO saw Il
the splendid French Republic deadh
menace to hereditary monarchy Il wa
nnIv natural that he should have at
tainad stuDendous heights Of civic an
military reputation in the few brie
years of his eminence ihe slofle
Of Arcola Of Marengo, Of Austeriitz.
Jena. Of Friedland Of Wagram' an
other sanguinary conflicts, all reauitini
in tremendous victories for the force
Of Napoleon. form a record Of miiitar,
success and military prestige neve
equalled by any other soldier IN tn
world. He made France powerfu
Empire Of SO. .Os0, 900 people. lie mad
[ himself the virtual dictator Of all Con
tinental Europe.