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    napoleonuntilthefrencheeror,inablindrage,vowed

    thathefarand

    spainandgernyandhollandanditalyand

    pal,ushhatthe

    perhtbedulyavenged.

    therestofthestoryisnknoarch

    oftonths,napoleonreachedtherussiancapitaland

    establishedhisheadquartersintheholykrein.onthenight

    ofsepteer15oftheyear1812,sfire.the

    toheeveningofthefifthday

    apoleoheorderfortheretreat.twoweeks

    lateritbegantosnedthroughdand

    sleetuntilhe26thheriverberezinawas

    reached.thentherussianattacksbeganinallseriousness.

    thessaeeh

    ybutab.intheddleofdeceer

    thefirstofthesurvivantobeseeninthegerncities

    oftheeast.

    thenthereanyruursofaniendi.

    ``thetihase,thepeopleofeuropesaid,``tofreeourselves

    frohisinsufferableyoke.andtheybegantolook

    foroldshotgunsheeyeoftheeverpresent

    frenchspies.buteretheyknehadhappened,napoleon

    y.hehadlefthisdefeatedsoldiers

    andinhislittlesleighhadrushedaheadtoparis,king

    afinalappealforretroopsthatheghtdefendthesacred

    soiloffranceagainstfninvasion.

    childrenofsixteenaeenfollowhenhe

    vedeasteetthealliedpoober16,

    18,and19oftheyear1813,theterriblebattleofleipzigtook

    placehreedaysboysingreenandboysinblue

    foughteachotheruntiltheelberanredhblood.onthe

    afteoonofthe17thofoassedreservesofrussian

    infantrybrokethroughthefrenesandnapoleon

    fled.

    backtoparisheall

    son,butthealliedpoedthatlouisxviii,the

    brotherofthelatekinglouisxvi,shouldoupythefrench

    throne,andsurroundedbyssaduhlans,thedulleyed

    bourbonpririuhalentryintoparis.

    asfoapoleoheshe

    littleislandofelbaierraneanwhereheanised

    hisstableboysintoaniaturearandfoughtbattlesona

    chessboard.

    butnosoonerhadheleftfrahanthepeoplebegan

    torealisetheyhadlost.thelasttyyears,however

    stly,hadbeenaperiodlory.parishadbeenthe

    capitalofthebourbonkingwhohadleaed

    nothingandhadfottennothingduringthedaysofhis

    exiledisgustedeverybodybyhisindolence.

    onthefirstofrchoftheyear1815,herepresentatives

    ofthealliesbling

    thepofeurope,napoleonsuddenlylandednear

    es.ihanayhaddeserted

    thebourbonsandhadrushedsouthooffertheirswords

    andbayostothe``littlerporal.napoleonrched

    straighttoparisarch.

    thistiheorecautious.heofferedpeace,butthe

    alliesinsistedupon

    the``perfidiousrsiarched

    nhtcrushhiseneesbeforetheyshould

    beabletouheirforces.butnapoleonwasnolongerhis

    oldself.hefeltsick.hegottiredeasily.hesleptwhenhe

    oughttohavebeenupdiregtheattackofhisadvance

    guard.besides,hessednyofhisfaithfuloldgenerals.

    theyweredead.

    earlyinjunehisaresenteredbelgiuoh

    ofthatnthhedefeatedtheprussiansunderblucher.but

    asubordinatenderfailedtodestroytheretreatingar

    ashehadbeeodo.

    tetonnearerloo.

    ithe18thofjune,asunday.atthe

    afteooleseedhefrench.atthreea

    speckofdustappearedupoehorizon.napoleon

    believedthatthisanttheapproachofhisoavalrywho

    utheenglishdefeatintoarout.atfourok

    heker.cursingandsherdrove

    hisdeathlytiredtroopsintotheheartofthefray.theshock

    broketheranksoftheguards.napoleonhadnofurtherreserves.

    hetoldhisntosavetheelvesasbesttheyuld,

    andhefled.

    forasendti,heabdicatedinfavorofhisson.just

    onehundreddaysafterhisescapefrolba,heaking

    fortheast.heinteogotoaritheyear

    1803,foraresong,hehadsoldthefrenyof

    louisianadangerofbeingcapturedby

    theenglishtotheyoungarirepublic.``thearis,

    sohesaid,``ealittlebit

    oflandandahouseayspedaysoflife

    inpeadquiet.buttheenglishfleetgall

    frenchharbours.caughtbetiesoftheallies

    andtheshipsofthebritish,napoleonhadnoe.the

    prussiansinteoshoothitheenglishghtbere

    generous.atrochefortheething

    ghttuup.ohaftererloo,hereceivedorders

    froheoleavefrenchsoilinside

    oftyfourhours.alhetragediater

    tothepriofenglandgeeiv,theking,was

    inaninsaneasylunfhisroyalhighnessofhis

    iionto``throselfupontheriesand

    likethestocles,tolookforaeatthefiresideofhis

    foes...

    ohofjulyheonboardthe``bellerophon,

    andsurrenderedhissiralhothaatplyuth

    heberland

    tost.helena.therehespesevenyearsofhis

    life.hetriedtoeirs,hequarrelledhhis

    keepersandhedreadofpasttis.curiouslyenoughhe

    retuedatleastinhisiginationtohisinalpointof

    departure.hereeredthedaysthe

    battlesoftherevolutioriedtonvincehielfthat

    hehadalhetruefriendofthosegreatprinciplesof

    ``liberty,frateityandequalityheraggedsoldiers

    oftheionhadcarriedtotheendsoftheearth.he

    likedtodnderinchiefand

    nsul.herarelyspokeoftheeire.sotishe

    thoughtofhisson,thedukeofreichstadt,thelittleeagle,

    wholivedinvienn

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