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Title: History of the nineteenth century in the United States and Europe, illustrated. Period I: During the triumphs of Napoleon's empire
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Boynton, Henry, 1830-
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Publisher: Augusta, Me., Press Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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danger and sent a Russiandivision to storm that village and drive back Neyscorps, which they very gallantly did late at night,with loud cheers. Then the very sanguinary battleof Eylau had at last closed. A Russian retreat was expedient. Ney had broughta strong re-enforcement to the defeated Napoleon;Bernadotte with his large corps of fresh troops wasexpected ; Benningsen already knew that not lessthan 20,000 Russians had fallen ; he knew not howmuch was Napoleons loss. The Russians were shortof ammunition, in need of food, and must maintaincommunication with a source of supply. So at mid-night the Russians began to move to a new position.They halted three leagues toward Konigsberg andfood. Their last division did not leave Eylau tillmorning, but Napoleon was too badly beaten tomolest it. Eylau was a battle of unmitigated horror; foughtamid cold and storm, in a bleak, northern climate, atdead of winter; it was extremely bloody and obsti-nately contested; a disaster to Napoleon; a cruel
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UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. 241 sacrifice of men for no decisive result. Had theRussians been in numbers equal with the French, itis very possible that Napoleons power might havebeen overthrown, his throne destroyed, and the periodof the greatest conflicts of modern times ended. The sight of the battle-field the next morningshocked even the strife-hardened Napoleon. Thesnow was filled with an immense multitude of thedead and the wounded, men and horses, with brokenguns and all the debris of battle. About 55,000 men lay there weltering in blood inthe cold, frost and snow ; 25,000 Russians and morethan 30,000 followers of Napoleon ; 10,000 more hadscattered, and they struggled for days. Few prisoners had been taken; the fight was toofierce for that. The wounds were very severe ; thedeadly cannon shot at close range had terriblymangled Napoleons bloody victims on both sides. The piteous cries of the great host of mutilated andtorn men, still alive and suffering, on that cold, wintermorning

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