Today's installment concludes Mexico Rejects Maximilian,the name of our combined selection from Charles A. Fyffe and Felix Salm-Salm. The concluding
“The Emperor Is Saved”
On June 17th I awoke in very good spirits. I had slept excellently on my hard couch, and across my dreams I heard continually the joyful news, “The
Mexico Rejects Maximilian
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon’s Mexican Empire.IntroductionThere were in Napoleon III, as a
Napoleon and His Generals Abandon His Army
Today's installment concludes Napoleon's Russian Retreat,with a short selection from Popular History of France From the Earliest Times by Francois
Russians Close in on Napoleon
It was impossible for Napoleon to give his wearied soldiers rest, for new Russian armies were advancing from the north and the south to cut off their
Napoleon’s Russian Retreat
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Leaves Moscow.IntroductionNapoleon could have conquered
Bismark’s Victory
Today's installment concludes The Austro-Prussian War,our selection from History of Modern Europe by Charles A. Fyffe published in 1890.If you
The Battle of Koeniggraetz
On the 30th the King of Prussia, with General Moltke and Count Bismarck, left Berlin; on July 2d they were at headquarters at Gitschin.Continuing
War Declared
Austria at once demanded and obtained from the Diet of Frankfort the mobilization of the whole of the federal armies.Continuing The Austro-Prussian