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Title: Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: World history. (from old catalog) Biography
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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hedor were made prisoners. On this Napoleon returned to Paris, and Polandand Prussia were occupied by the Russians. In April, 1813, Napoleon again took the field against the Prussiansand gained the victories of Lutzeu, Bautzen and Wartzen; but the Aus-trians and Bavarians joined the confederacy against him, and he wasattacked at Leipsic by the combined armies of the European nations,being forced to abandon that city with immense loss, and retreat to Metz,thereby abandoning his German conquests. In 1814, the confederateshaving passed the Rhine, penetrated, after various battles, to Paris, whichbeing surrendered by Marshals Marmont and Mortier, Napoleon concludedi treaty with the allies at Fontainebleau, by which he agreed to retire tothe island of Elba, with provision for himself and family. In March, 1815, Napoleon embarked with 600 of his guards andmade a sudden descent in Provence. On the loth, he entered Lyons; onthe 20th, Paris in triumph. His banners flew from steeple to steeple,
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KETREAT OF IHE FRENCH FROM MOSCOW. 369 J70 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. until they finally waved iu the wind from the pinnacles of Notre Dame.On the 1st of June, he held the meeting iu the Champ de Mar, and soonjoined the arm\- on the Belgian frontier, where, on the i6th, he defeatedBliicher at Ligny with a loss of 22,000 men. On the iSth, was foughtthe bloody battle of Waterloo, iu which the French arm)* was coiu-pletely defeated. The following account of the conduct of Napoleonat the battle of Waterloo is from the journal of a French officer: He has ruined us—hehas destroyed France and him-self;—yet I love him still. Itis impossible to be near himand not to love him: he hasso much greatness of soul—such majesty of manner. Hebewitches all minds; approach^m him with a thousand preju-b^^ dices, and vou quit him filledwith admiration : but then,his mad ambition! his ruinousinfatuation! his obstinac)-without bounds ! Besides, hewas wont to set everythingupon a cast : his game was^ all or no

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