Metternich had the wit to see that the piety of Alexander of Russia had now been turned into a direction which might be made use of for the
The Holy Alliance – European Reaction Under Metternich
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Prussia’s Sudden Fall Astonishes Europe
Today's installment concludes Napoleon Crushes Prussia,our selection from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by Sir Walter Scott published in 1839.If
Total Destruction of the Prussian Army
The total destruction of the Prussian army was followed by the surrender of the fortresses which defend that country, some of them ranking among the
Battle of Jena
The French accounts state that twenty thousand Prussians were killed and taken in the course of this fatal day.Continuing Napoleon Crushes
Napoleon Hooks Prussian King
Still the Prussian monarch, who seems now to have taken the command upon himself, endeavoring to supply the want of professional experience by
Napoleon Gathers His Forces
The French advanced, in three divisions, upon the dislocated and extended disposition of the large but ill-arranged Prussian army.Continuing
King of Prussia’s Proclamation
The united force of the Prussian army, with its auxiliaries, amounted to one hundred fifty thousand men, confident in their own courage, in the rigid
Napoleon Crushes Prussia
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