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ted
napoleonuntilthefrencheeror,inablindrage,vowed
thathefarand
spainandgeyandhollandanditalyand
portugal,unentshhatthe
perorghtbedulyavenged
therestofthestoryisnknoarch
oftonths,napoleonreachedtherussiancapitaland
establishedhisheadquartersintheholykreinonthenight
ofsepteer15oftheyear1812,sfirethe
toheeveningofthefifthday
ca,napoleongavetheorderfortheretreattwoweeks
lateritbegantosnoytrudgedthroughdand
sleetuntilnoveerthe26thheriverberezinawas
reachedthentherussianattacksbeganinallseriousness
thessaeeh
ybutabintheddleofdeceer
thefirstofthesurvivorsbegantobeseeninthegecities
oftheeast
thenthereanyruursofaniendingrevolt
``thetihase,thepeopleofeuropesaid,``tofreeourselves
frohisinsufferableyokeandtheybegantolook
foroldshotgunsheeyeoftheeverpresent
frenchspiesbuteretheyknehadhappened,napoleon
yhehadlefthisdefeatedsoldiers
andinhislittlesleighhadrushedaheadtoparis,king
afinalappealforretroopsthatheghtdefendthesacred
soiloffranceagainstforeigninvasion
childrenofsixteenandseventeenfollowhenhe
vedeasteetthealliedpoober16,
18,and19oftheyear1813,theterriblebattleofleipzigtook
placehreedaysboysingreenandboysinblue
foughteachotheruntiltheelberanredhbloodonthe
afteoonofthe17thofoassedreservesofrussian
infantrybrokethroughthefrenchlinesandnapoleon
fled
backtoparisheall
son,butthealliedpoedthatlouisxviii,the
brotherofthelatekinglouisxvi,shouldoccupythefrench
throne,andsurroundedbyssacksanduhlans,thedulleyed
bourbonprincedehistriuhalentryintoparis
asfoapoleonheadethesovereignrulerofthe
littleislandofelbainthediterraneanwhereheorganised
hisstableboysintoaniaturearandfoughtbattlesona
chessboard
butnosoonerhadheleftfrancethanthepeoplebegan
torealisetheyhadlostthelasttyyears,however
stly,hadbeenaperiodofgreatgloryparishadbeenthe
capitalofthebourbonkingwhohadleaed
nothingandhadforgottennothingduringthedaysofhis
exiledisgustedeverybodybyhisindolence
onthefirstofrchoftheyear1815,herepresentatives
ofthealliesbling
thepofeurope,napoleonsuddenlylandednear
cannesinlessthanayhaddeserted
thebourbonsandhadrushedsouthooffertheirswords
andbayostothe``littlerporalnapoleonrched
straighttoparisarch
thistiheorecautiousheofferedpeace,butthe
alliesinsistedupon
the``perfidiousrsiarched
northightcrushhiseneesbeforetheyshould
beabletounitetheirforcesbutnapoleonwasnolongerhis
oldselfhefeltsickhegottiredeasilyhesleptwhenhe
oughttohavebeenupdirectingtheattackofhisadvance
guardbesides,hessednyofhisfaithfuloldgenerals
theyweredead
earlyinjunehisaresenteredbelgiuonthe16th
ofthatnthhedefeatedtheprussiansunderblucherbut
asubordinatenderfailedtodestroytheretreatingar
ashehadbeenorderedtodo
tetonnearerloo
ithe18thofjune,asundayatthe
afteoon,thebattleseedhefrenchatthreea
speckofdustappearedupontheeastehorizonnapoleon
believedthatthisanttheapproachofhisoavalrywho
utheenglishdefeatintoaroutatfouroclock
hekercursingandsherdrove
hisdeathlytiredtroopsintotheheartofthefraytheshock
broketheranksoftheguardsnapoleonhadnofurtherreserves
hetoldhisntosavetheelvesasbesttheyuld,
andhefled
forasendti,heabdicatedinfavorofhissonjust
onehundreddaysafterhisescapefrolba,heaking
fortheastheintendedtogotoaricaintheyear
1803,foraresong,hehadsoldthefrenchlonyof
louisianadangerofbeingcapturedby
theenglishtotheyoungaricanrepublic``thearicans,
sohesaid,``ealittlebit
oflandandahouseayspendthelastdaysoflife
inpeaceandquietbuttheenglishfleetchingall
frenchharbourscaughtbetiesoftheallies
andtheshipsofthebritish,napoleonhadnochoicethe
prussiansintendedtoshoothitheenglishghtbere
generousatrochefortheething
ghttuuponenthaftererloo,hereceivedorders
froheneenttoleavefrenchsoilinside
oftyfourhoursalhetragedian,heealetter
totheprinceregentofenglandgeorgeiv,theking,was
inaninsaneasylunfoghisroyalhighnessofhis
intentionto``throselfupontheriesand
likethestocles,tolookforaeatthefiresideofhis
foes
onthe15thofjulyheonboardthe``bellerophon,
andsurrenderedhissiralhothaatplyuth
heberland
tosthelenatherehespentthelastsevenyearsofhis
lifehetriedtoeirs,hequarrelledhhis
keepersandhedreadofpasttiscuriouslyenoughhe
retuedatleastinhisiginationtohisoriginalpointof
departurehereeredthedaysthe
battlesoftherevolutionhetriedtonvincehielfthat
hehadalhetruefriendofthosegreatprinciplesof
``liberty,frateityandequalityheraggedsoldiers
ofthenventionhadcarriedtotheendsoftheearthhe
likedtodnderinchiefand
nsulherarelyspokeoftheeiresotishe
thoughtofhisson,thedukeofreichstadt,thelittleeagle,
wholivedinvienn
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ted
napoleonuntilthefrencheeror,inablindrage,vowed
thathefarand
spainandgeyandhollandanditalyand
portugal,unentshhatthe
perorghtbedulyavenged
therestofthestoryisnknoarch
oftonths,napoleonreachedtherussiancapitaland
establishedhisheadquartersintheholykreinonthenight
ofsepteer15oftheyear1812,sfirethe
toheeveningofthefifthday
ca,napoleongavetheorderfortheretreattwoweeks
lateritbegantosnoytrudgedthroughdand
sleetuntilnoveerthe26thheriverberezinawas
reachedthentherussianattacksbeganinallseriousness
thessaeeh
ybutabintheddleofdeceer
thefirstofthesurvivorsbegantobeseeninthegecities
oftheeast
thenthereanyruursofaniendingrevolt
``thetihase,thepeopleofeuropesaid,``tofreeourselves
frohisinsufferableyokeandtheybegantolook
foroldshotgunsheeyeoftheeverpresent
frenchspiesbuteretheyknehadhappened,napoleon
yhehadlefthisdefeatedsoldiers
andinhislittlesleighhadrushedaheadtoparis,king
afinalappealforretroopsthatheghtdefendthesacred
soiloffranceagainstforeigninvasion
childrenofsixteenandseventeenfollowhenhe
vedeasteetthealliedpoober16,
18,and19oftheyear1813,theterriblebattleofleipzigtook
placehreedaysboysingreenandboysinblue
foughteachotheruntiltheelberanredhbloodonthe
afteoonofthe17thofoassedreservesofrussian
infantrybrokethroughthefrenchlinesandnapoleon
fled
backtoparisheall
son,butthealliedpoedthatlouisxviii,the
brotherofthelatekinglouisxvi,shouldoccupythefrench
throne,andsurroundedbyssacksanduhlans,thedulleyed
bourbonprincedehistriuhalentryintoparis
asfoapoleonheadethesovereignrulerofthe
littleislandofelbainthediterraneanwhereheorganised
hisstableboysintoaniaturearandfoughtbattlesona
chessboard
butnosoonerhadheleftfrancethanthepeoplebegan
torealisetheyhadlostthelasttyyears,however
stly,hadbeenaperiodofgreatgloryparishadbeenthe
capitalofthebourbonkingwhohadleaed
nothingandhadforgottennothingduringthedaysofhis
exiledisgustedeverybodybyhisindolence
onthefirstofrchoftheyear1815,herepresentatives
ofthealliesbling
thepofeurope,napoleonsuddenlylandednear
cannesinlessthanayhaddeserted
thebourbonsandhadrushedsouthooffertheirswords
andbayostothe``littlerporalnapoleonrched
straighttoparisarch
thistiheorecautiousheofferedpeace,butthe
alliesinsistedupon
the``perfidiousrsiarched
northightcrushhiseneesbeforetheyshould
beabletounitetheirforcesbutnapoleonwasnolongerhis
oldselfhefeltsickhegottiredeasilyhesleptwhenhe
oughttohavebeenupdirectingtheattackofhisadvance
guardbesides,hessednyofhisfaithfuloldgenerals
theyweredead
earlyinjunehisaresenteredbelgiuonthe16th
ofthatnthhedefeatedtheprussiansunderblucherbut
asubordinatenderfailedtodestroytheretreatingar
ashehadbeenorderedtodo
tetonnearerloo
ithe18thofjune,asundayatthe
afteoon,thebattleseedhefrenchatthreea
speckofdustappearedupontheeastehorizonnapoleon
believedthatthisanttheapproachofhisoavalrywho
utheenglishdefeatintoaroutatfouroclock
hekercursingandsherdrove
hisdeathlytiredtroopsintotheheartofthefraytheshock
broketheranksoftheguardsnapoleonhadnofurtherreserves
hetoldhisntosavetheelvesasbesttheyuld,
andhefled
forasendti,heabdicatedinfavorofhissonjust
onehundreddaysafterhisescapefrolba,heaking
fortheastheintendedtogotoaricaintheyear
1803,foraresong,hehadsoldthefrenchlonyof
louisianadangerofbeingcapturedby
theenglishtotheyoungaricanrepublic``thearicans,
sohesaid,``ealittlebit
oflandandahouseayspendthelastdaysoflife
inpeaceandquietbuttheenglishfleetchingall
frenchharbourscaughtbetiesoftheallies
andtheshipsofthebritish,napoleonhadnochoicethe
prussiansintendedtoshoothitheenglishghtbere
generousatrochefortheething
ghttuuponenthaftererloo,hereceivedorders
froheneenttoleavefrenchsoilinside
oftyfourhoursalhetragedian,heealetter
totheprinceregentofenglandgeorgeiv,theking,was
inaninsaneasylunfoghisroyalhighnessofhis
intentionto``throselfupontheriesand
likethestocles,tolookforaeatthefiresideofhis
foes
onthe15thofjulyheonboardthe``bellerophon,
andsurrenderedhissiralhothaatplyuth
heberland
tosthelenatherehespentthelastsevenyearsofhis
lifehetriedtoeirs,hequarrelledhhis
keepersandhedreadofpasttiscuriouslyenoughhe
retuedatleastinhisiginationtohisoriginalpointof
departurehereeredthedaysthe
battlesoftherevolutionhetriedtonvincehielfthat
hehadalhetruefriendofthosegreatprinciplesof
``liberty,frateityandequalityheraggedsoldiers
ofthenventionhadcarriedtotheendsoftheearthhe
likedtodnderinchiefand
nsulherarelyspokeoftheeiresotishe
thoughtofhisson,thedukeofreichstadt,thelittleeagle,
wholivedinvienn
... </P></TD>