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Title: The story of the map of Europe, its making and its changing
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Bénézet, Louis Paul, 1878- (from old catalog)
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Chicago, New York, Scott, Foresman and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ce, while bands of Russian Cossacks retreatswooped down on them from the rear and took ahundred thousand prisoners. Encouraged bythis terrible blow dealt the French, the alliedkings of Europe again united in one last effortto drive the little Corsican from the throne ofFrance. For two years Napoleon held them at bay,making up for his lack of soldiers by his marvel-ous military skill, and by the enthusiasm whichhe never failed to arouse in his troops. In 1814,however, surrounded by the troops of Austria,Prussia, Russia, and England, he had to confess by numbershimself beaten. Even Bernadotte, his formergeneral, led the Swedish troops against him.The allied kings brought back in triumph toParis the brother of the king who had beenmurdered there twenty-two years before, andset him on the throne of France. Napoleon wasbanished to the little island of Elba to the westof Italy, and the monarchs flattered themselvesthat their troubles were ended. In the spring of the following year, however,
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(124) The Map of Europe 125 Napoleon escaped from his island prison and landed on the southern coast of France. The king ordered his soldiers to capture their former emperor. But the magic of his presence was too much for them, and the men who had r^^ie people been sent to put him into chains shed tears of ^^^^^^^ joy at the sight of him, and threw themselves time at his feet. One week later, the king of France had fled a second time from his country, and the man chosen by the people was once more at the head of the government. All the kingdoms of Europe declared waragainst France, and four large armies wereheaded toward her borders. Napoleon did notwait for them to come. Gathering a big force,he marched rapidly north into the low countries,where he met and defeated an army of Prus-sians. Another army of English was advancingfrom Brussels. On the field of Waterloo, theFrench were defeated in one of the greatbattles of the worlds history. The defeatedPrussians had made a wide circuit a

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