14 1914 ""-` .,..

1 _L_ 4 -me cninim-'mrown GUARDIAN --ff--rimee

S ‘i `i

=°.-rar 1 tm-_i

9 _

w i-ii: RET i;

FAMU S

RET?

from Matoow, tha Psiullll biivon -____

By Richard G. Conover. i

llruminer. beat me u. low retreat!

Low, so the fue may not hear your

i~ollii.ig~

Scattered sud rent, in dire defeat,

'Jail iii our columns from dt-ath`.s dread

tolling. ‘_

Grimly his stivks the tlruninier raised,

liver the rim they siiappell from his handing; ` '

Out of his eyes the proud fire hlazeri,

txieainings of hiittle with rrrnth spiirks

hleudiiig.

"Never has roll like that," lie cried, |

“(‘nmii from my drum iii :ill of its

lwating;

Sound it I‘<‘uulrln't though I trii-d»~

in-iid nrt- my sticks and I'ui past re-

ti~r-utiiigl” _

-The Drum of 1~‘ontcno;/.

l l

Who Conzinanded the Grscfis

i`lic-.'.-xml.

l” 2. .1 4'# I ID\VA`1' i>r,iv\'p:-lil _ _ t , i

r-_‘\(f» _VS t '_ :'- th-- tw" -,: . t . ; ::- ‘ ur/ “<*".\~»t _1_li<‘_:i\vi't.i.1t-§_<:_-:l` tht- _ j_’_|_j__l____‘_'_l__ _ _ _‘ _t __ __ ‘ __ ___\___ |

grpul Wlmiy “ml "I I :i iii1l|` tum :_-Erliuii i.'_':i l-»-i__ _hifi i:» i

ie _','i'f:1l #It-i`t~iil I

_ trniiii-_-_ the :i\\'1’i:iiiv_a.< j

\\ a L".'» J Z 1 ‘ tt- _i'»-iii rr- rent. '

4* »'/7"" ~ "7 lii tlit- \\'iii'~4 l` tliel ` _,_ i _ _ <-

-7 -.._ uurld . _ t __.i.i-N

'i‘,;;f,=?_,;-,'___-,_i_fi,_;._g_,~__; hr-eii tow such iullbl' i_"_"1_`1‘=,‘_lt< -‘M .’.1__ tury iiiuvetueiits ol, ._/a_=.'~_1~> » -- . ___ A _ = _. _ -_-_#__ inngnitut. s .i_ ' rule lnitties of tlir-l

f first |;i‘nde liiivo re-1

_ siillml iii ilu- :iiiiliil-I

` ` ` - ' iitluii or siiri'<'~!i:ier oi’ |

the vanquished nriiiy. And when this; has not been the mise the victor lin lieeii so exhausted with his efforts tliur ite im not dm-ed to i-res# -\ C1080 nur-

uuil.. ; __ _

`. ._ ._7_

As all of the previous wars of his!->".V

have been pygmy r-oiiflit-t.; rompared with the present giants’ sirtigzgle in| Europe, it in not surprising that the lust and most stupendous of all reti-ents should have evolved from the iiiili-l tary operations of the nmutlis of Aiigiisi l and September of the fateful _rcnr illl-1. The failing back nf n‘inillioii solriir-rs.l fighting ovor a hnttle liiie 260 iziiles wide. until they had given _zi'o‘.:nd for rilinra- l 150 miles, exceeds in wonder the figiinu- und details of the uiost consuiiiiiiate iixili~ tary romnncer.

And what is int-rt reiii.ii-lnihie of nil.

the some million uf r~'.f--it¢~i~s. lrattlins day afteridsy for \\‘t-elts until _li;-_\' wer." - pushed to vritliiii twenty nilr-_»' I-I ilu- fortificationn of lheii' rnpitiii, l-iii;--fi .ui i their pursuern when thus lir--uirl\f lu "1" i und hurled them i-iti~'c In tui-ii F-ir miie ufter mile ofthe iiiaieiivr- iii.-a.1ui'iii_\r il1f‘\" own retreat. Annals of u-iii-e`»i"-- 1'--ii U' furnish A match for this in ilu- \w\i'_ 'if llllmbers enfnged, length of luittie line. mileage of conflict and i't-tri-ui, nnil i-t-- markubleneas of ieroifry “"‘| "°“‘H"`. lion. Odier famous retreats muy l'“"" been attended with Kl't"*l”f "*"l"“"i"~. hmiiiiip and fauiiuy, in-t-ortii--r --- i--'P contazss of men euguK<"l- 5"* ll’ th” mipendousnell of nuuiin-rs i-.nil 1-pei-:\» 'Ioan connected -with the rctlrt-iuciit -if' the Frondh-English army th:-re ia at-t‘\-_ ing in t‘he'by|one et-iitiirit-fi that i~_iiii l»u_ )lleed in equal illtnitralivf- 1-i»ii\i>~‘ 1"”""~ in miaalo augur: ni., .silica mf-L--1 ll-~'

Germans in in-eat niaaut-s from ue-ir nun, in swtuarimi. w rl--= 1*--*fl* "‘"" tier near Mnsstrieht iirtiaru.-la was taken August 20, Ohirlerol A\1¥I2H\ 37- L” l"""" Aulust 80. These were weiitwiinl --\“"°' .

ments lrom the ngla of the Gt-riiuiii has-‘- lt lbolil‘ Elhlhfilck. Tlieii lirguu _tliei lllllllwlrd luwnftl Paris. -"‘l' . ti-mher -1 liiu Gilruiuiis luitl t-ii\t-lui-~_‘¢1_ Kholma. By‘;`Bel5tvniiier 4 ll-PJ’ ““""’ "fi the vivlully of Amicus. Hi' -"*’l"""'|""' ° f ¢|,9y_we"_ W the “nt of Piirhi und on: lu uma pai-alioi of _Imitiid--. '1‘lu,-ii the retrel!.snil¢|`I, `!|l0'Allies liir_iiini: on the |;°rm.n ~p“‘i,““," “ml making thein iii their turn thtrpul‘alieil.' Tlilii great mmat iam-ii ht-i\»~t»<-i- Iw- dlll and'tWd.;¢!ltsi` The l{nlsnr's s<»i~ dig" *ug* iiumlif-i-_-i und! "ent at tl-if raw oi- ahinit every-< twenty-f0"’ i hours time there nevfl' W"

fought-it wan just

,.,u¢iiv/ard. in millks the mit

gpoelllly tho

di!

the mrsn

the ii\i»'.i-.ii::iii. 'l`i;--21:4' i` if-'_ wi-:al i' I 1

ti- iw-;>f\.‘t.<_ u'.'i\‘ iiiiii E1 -ii'.'.€<- ' . :"1 l-1*' l

:iii-it-ls:-ra than tht- iv .ir-;».t :` mt.-1' 1‘x\viiti~'iii iii \‘-ii..`.'\~_ l '. il 1 ‘ "

iii' the \\:ii' is \\"‘ll‘tt-ii :\l`1<‘:~ t what the ;;__~ “ '

he git/-ii llii' ii='.- in 1' :ii2'-.'ii'I- 'i

1 _

\_- , , ~---“'v--r~-1-,---»-- - --=-----Af--- _

_,___ _____,____________ _“___ ______,___ ____ ,___ Ti ilgt t ul C‘iai.c:i X i., King nt Sweden, llller the Battle ol Poliava,

Xenoptwn, the Greek General,

the Famous Retreat of the Ten

-\___/

Sir John Moore, Who

,Losing His Lite, Brought His 'Army

iN WAR?

in the Peninsula Campaign and, Although

to the Coast ami the Transports.

ur.: ' ' ~ »

5,- _ I ,,, .,,_M_.-_ it, ,..=,.,. /`."f,'7~. _ He'Four;htino Russians.

vitliei' ;',i'~-:ii vt-ti'i‘;i.\ f,i'<`i-."1 _ -i' _ 1 - __

___r__i- I ,I l’JF“‘l ."" l

e iliiuut t i' i' ._ -t _ 4 _ __ __ _ ,_ _ m.m_ 4,-,_g_t,;;,`-_ _q_,f,‘,.,.;__7 _-,__,:,_ _ _ _ _~ t__` ~__ ___ "1 i.i\;¢i=»_sta.i;.=r_ iliiiiiiitfti ily cial-ii-1. srriunirs -‘Tm ___

- t.. -L - ~.----,-.

food, rillvh its :it-i'f-ii-p:‘.iiii-il ull-.f'.' ' `~ ,J @T_ Cherie 5 b 1, .ions-~

1,'

lr:-als, \\'n:4 im fi-iiL\:il- g!'l‘:xt.~st_ 'l`lii- it :ii-'lizii-f.: iii 1'-_~tiri .

~`~._. 3: 5 (rin-:'

il-ff Z\""-i"¥- l!1¢‘ ('1'l\I"5 uvur' l'vf=\'~l\'\‘» ill-‘IU inotit,-ii the iiiust \\'t/fill i'f'ti-e:\t (if iiis!i»i';.'.

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~ _, _. _, t..:- : :X d l;:,-i or-,-;i’_i'.

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'.\:is nlso witlioiit |uii°i\ll<-l. l~i7, i'

it \\':i§i l)t:iiili<-i' lil l$l‘.! \\'lit-it the

tht' ‘mms i~l l|"- .-\llii--t l-_'\f'l:r-l :ix ;i\ M" 'l H ' * "H »--'»\\~ll\l Ul"~|'~l| - f l*'|- l"

' , ‘l ,|_| \», £~'f'Ull-"»l_`-' "il7¥Ulil~`l -"ilfl l'<’.'-=l3l.\` =\l*."'~Ul‘»"l l l~`i‘-i:ii lit- vt-i'v .,t:ii'i. liiv- tlt-ziillv t`ii_~.»-'.:it'lr

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irlonlt' iiistt-:tl ui li'_|i~i~_viii-_: si ' _

" _ _ 4 ~_, :.il` :;.i:~ii-il'.t.l iii t`::- iiiiililh- i»` ilii- iti\'1‘,‘ i ,,._ ~ ._ -

ii iir.-iii'-pziiiir-, uilli :i reiii- ;:':i--i--I i.iil:l.i.,, _ \____‘____ __ \______________ ______ __;______ ____________ --_<._.l_ll_l..__\\-i.lt._ _ll. i;_ ;._...~i iiti. <___._iii

,_ _ 1;. mr._.,_;_» Lnfii H ,,l\~,_- »»_,;;- _ ~ f" -- ~ ~» ff - _--_ _-_-‘ ‘ --»- _ ¢.-|;__-_| in til- vii-iiiit_\‘ it _ <iewi»\\'- flli'iii_t:

HJ' ‘ml "I ‘ I L _ lil"-li ilu- l‘._i:_f- '-2 _ - ‘\f~.?~ ll _"l 1“_’f_“i" till- fivi- wi»~It_~; .\`:i1‘-iii-t-ii i't-iiriiiiii-tl ilu-r-'. _ _ _ __

t lliif.e.l thn. 1.ii,< g;»:l_i :i:t~ii! nl iz-,»» t_i:iit~;- _ _____t ____ ________ ____ ____`_ ____|_________ :___ _____}e_, lor-_ii iuiiiiiivs if you :dup tiieni. ' li-2 ---ii thi- it-4-tviii-iw»i~ :i i i his lui" ' _ V - htiildcnly thi- great lender eulleil on u

of s:tl`et_v \\':i.< iw-:ii-lil-ll. lr uis ilu- i-1-» trertt stiiptjritinzis 1-l` l:i'_-lt-i'_v_

.\'u. wliilt- nii iii'\ii_\' iii.'\_\' fiill hai-lc, or

ri-lift-_ or f-im::;-it.-1i-¢ist-_t»i-;:`\'~- :ri--11--I.

ii il lu- init s\'iilr~ni:‘_tir':i!l_\' t`<-ll -wt-tl iti-

lirirass-efl duriiij; suvli innveiiieiit, ilii-ii the i-hrniiit-lv of iii-i shift i;ir‘:\i's iioilliiil ins-ri-_ thiiii the i-lirniii<‘l»> --f 11 l\l1\i'(‘l\- I.:-1-'st u`itlitli'z',‘.v:il iwiitl-i\\':ii'1l _--fir-i' Ili(- liutlh- nf (it-ti_\':-l-i:i';: -livl it--1 :-t :ill ull' |iro_'if‘li tht- t'_'il:i:-!it_\' nl’ ii t‘.”i\'.'\lr_\' fui't’\"ll. pt-li iiiell i'r:iri»-iit. ll was un exp:-rlitimif: retironieiit, hut far fri-in iippi'o:;iuiu\iri.'~I the pziiiiv point :ii :iiiy stage.

flu <-xli:i\i.;tiri- sl-:irili of liistf-i-_v is nr-l

nrerli-il in pink th-~ |ii-t\iiiiei- i'r-treat uf ull Lime. .\`:\;i.»li_i-ii'_~= iii\'il>'ir~ii uf Itu.-si-1 in 15|! ntiiiitls witiroiit, u p'ir:illel_ .\`r;\i'l_v ;l1)lJ,0tl)' “`s't\iiiEtrs l-itttlinz uuiif,-r tin- 1":'eiich milnw di'-ll til' \\'nuiitl.<. i-rzprisiire or lurk of foid lietwer-ii thi- inontlis uf Aiiguut nud Di-f~eiiiliei~. iii fire uioiithw ilonu|ii\i‘te`s li<i:~ii:~i, iiuiiihering !'»5'\.’i,l»0l) rnen. shriiiil: iiinre ilinii fifty pri* vent in ii iiinri-li ap|ii'oxiinuting~ l,ti(l0 nilles, votiiitiiigg n'.i\':iiit'<- :iiid rt-tr#-ut. i-‘nr every iiiilestuiie passed there was u tragic tally of iii-uily two liiiiidred dead liattlers. For t-very twt-iity-futir liuiirs death <-luiiueil ii lull ol' ‘.',00U meii. Never be~ .fore ur iiiuve has retreat or rout rxl\ibif0¢l such lioi~i'|-r.

lint tliijnngli till thu lliilflllikf (`“\-H'

troplie the urgiirilzutiuii uud dlseipline of the 1"i'eiit~li army wus pi'eser\'ed. Stillw- iiine-ii it seeiiied that there was hot even it i~e~iuiiaiit ut iiriiiy left for preservation _,__ _|;,,_.;|,|i|,t-_ but our of the mists nud the dui-kiieiis of the niior' entombed giifppen uiwuys tlivru _value the dist.-tint |~.»il of ilit- ilriiiii nud the faint outlines til the iiilvui|"iI\£ -Nk5\"“lf‘l"’\"‘~ Fight -" wliiit-,‘iiiiiri~li '1 iiiile iiiid fight ii while .i-,-iilii wits the' 1-niisliiiit |»rn_igt~niii_im-_ .\‘1it‘ siiit-v llit- fir.-it s-ildiei' in the \vi\rll|`_U M9' tory duuiimi i- uiiit`~ii'iu \\'t-i-i- uieii required 1., ilu, in dart- :iiul tn eiidii'i~r- iiiuri- tluiii tim.-iii who ninri-lic-il tn the streets if Mou- t-riw mid tlieii 'lini'k lllllllll `\"""~"' th' .\`ieui-_-ii. ’ ` _ .

Nspoluon`s_tihuis|iru\is invasion uf lille.-

sig was the uutqouio of _the retiiaiil_of_ gm ,\1iiiu-uviiri ruler tn nckimwledge the Uri-ncli i¢mpt~ror`» rltllf N l’°"‘_’ ""3 tim-iit _ol Eilrope. . iiii_nal‘l‘)_\r¥-2! _ Continental S!l\?"" '_"".f.'“" '.°9‘?i-M it Tm' gynem me'ant'tim all countries on the ciiutinent must their pam to sriuui nmwl* ‘“

uid

""""""- “" ‘ " - "'_ ‘ _' \'.:i_v iii ihr- 4-neii t-iifi-.try th- l`_~'.'\rs

iidrt-l'.',‘:it~_\' \\'iv:il~l is-iivl in ii iiifitiiif: :'l|l' _ _-,,;_,_-,lm im;-,~<\i|it~ii _-ini-f~.-ii-¢-il. Siiizii-titties, l~'l‘iit-ia-il of his 1-iigiiim-i's for it 1-Uiiiiiiiisis.

.'ll<-i- l`i\w- \'e“i\ liit-r in li|-- "ii\' \`:\» t

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`~ '»‘ "1-| "W1 -~- 1-(iw il ‘5“"`-‘ hi-z-“"~ ' -~ iii' i‘:i- iiivur \ ‘;:.iii.

llapoleon in

_"__, _,___ _,___ _ W Y Y __._. - -- .,»-_-'»--

the Retreat from Moacow,1B1._2~

, ' l ' ._ limi- i lliiltiiiig it 1-It--<i~ 1-- tlii- i`ii'e light he

i iliiil lill_\_,` _ _\li'-:-;::ii1_li‘:‘ h_n_vl _i\}'-_-i\_f-:i_ :ns _ ___,_____ ________ ____`___ ____________ _______________ __ _g“______ up Smit' iiiiiflfc iiurl .»\~,-l-sith _\»,,“r _ggiiiilitx

-‘ ~ - 'ft _:_-. - ~i <» ,r‘: 1:~' _ _ _ , .

i |»<i_iiM ti- »titi.uii _ nu iii_ii itil i _i _ __ ___ _______| __s _!__,_._. _,,i|,___,,_i _,tp _.,._,,__ ,._.,,, _ _ _ _ \

i l

_ Nnpiili-<iii'.~i nrniv- of iiiviisinii. iiiui'~

i the .\`ir-uieil iii tin- mliiiiiiis. f,'oiiti':ir_'.' in ii lit-lir-i' :lint pw.-\'riil:< --Yieiisivt-|,\'. the

si-iitutlre lrnfly nf l*`i‘i»iii-li snltlirin. 'I`ii<-rv l \~;t~i'e flghlinc uwii fr-ini ltuI_\‘, t4\\'ilv.t-r- _ I:‘.m'i;"‘l‘i'<1il:\'i1\'i."l*ri‘miri_~-.tust:~in:' -Priissizi I :ind utliei' ni' the siiinlh-r tit-niiriii .<1ir‘:1k~ ling pi'iiil‘ip:iliti».-.~4. iii l`ni:t, this I-`t'e:if'lt lfurnied the uiniillv-r piirt ut' the huge l urmy. Soltliers ctiiiii- frniii ull river lldiirope to i'i`ght uudei' the luiiiiier -_-t' Btiimpiirte lieenuse treutles iiii\d1- thi-ii' cuiiiitrius temporary allies. (Sri-nt Brit- ' iiiii iiiitl Sweden were tim only friends of i iiiisiiiu, nud they gave only ncunr uid, Hut ‘ut that tht- 'hint' did not iieeti tliniii. Generals "January" xind"'ii`ehriiur_\‘," ut-

woii tiie

.'!

l`hr! rf-ti'i-:it \.\':i.< tfilreii up lii'.~'t iii ii

‘ I-iiiallml nii ii nil\l¢nifit'ct\l. smile. vi-i»_<.~:r-il *'“'Ll\“""f"~f’I`\.\' "1l`N'l|"ll 1"i'| Ml"-l""'\f"l

l<i\\'iii~-l Siiioli-ii.-yr. .\fl-‘F i‘iv ' --~=.~':i-_'ri lu-::\li thi-ii' li:tri\--':-:in{; :ii-ti l..iil |.\-L

l gi~i=y|1 lfmpr-rui~'>1 irniilis wi-rn mit ;i i'i-;ii‘i\- | ilir l"i'1_-llvli f‘0ii,<id\-i'.1lil_V alziiltvii uii i.'.|-

; ltiis.-iiiiii niiiiii :t;'ni_\' uiitivi- tif-iif-riil i{.i:-

\i.<nf|` :iiipf‘iii't‘1'l iii thi- iii\‘ii<li‘r'.~ (iaith, ° ____m_] __\_,_,______`_ __|_____, _`____._,,__ his _,,.m_._.‘ ‘lit (li-ti-h<~i' Ill ii Ilf`>i‘,’l‘7'1!l\' "f?'li""`7 "9-"i' fiwiiii till.-i' il:-~‘li‘iivti<»ii_ .\`i-_\, who <‘oii\'_

i .<i»p:\i'iit'e t'-ir1\.-1 1-l` ilu- :.\\'i» :tru-ii-~< i""l`3 l Iiiiiiulf-ti ilu- i~<-;ii- giiiiivl. hull not _vi-2 1*--uiv ' pill#-1-:ii Jti|‘iisl‘l\'t»x itiul :llidiii :il \'j-‘\ZI"il lip, :iiiil iiii- l`i'f'ii--li \\'r\|'f- i»'.'ei'\vlit-iiitiugly oii ,\'ori‘ni.l>ei~ Il. 'l`h<- l"i~<-tit-ii iw-piilsi-tl | ti-iiiiiiiiilit-ri-ii. 'l`hi< gr:-:ii iiuii'~:li:il liiul' liulli iitliit-in-t :tiid I*-iiiliiiiivtl ilu-ir i'--» | viiiznllt-fl the l{|i.~i.»'i.~i|is iii :i ltiri-.|;_-4 h;ittli» li't-ut. liui their iiir-ideiitul victoriis tlid 1-ii the l.u.riiiiiii\, Lind. llliill-'li!iU§ 1'* P|‘"l¢

| with niil_v ilu- \\'rt:i~k of his spleiiilid rorpm

l'}\'4-rv drt-ury iiiili- froiii .\i|_m-o\\' lu lit'

lust iiioiiii-iit of their niiii'-"liini; the .-uil- U" -\v0"""|`l"`i' `~'G_ll|" Y`f'H`<‘=\li1I1;iIl\‘ll<1~ dlvrn flglitihg _-_,__ 1.-Hmm, my _bmi Wi om rf-ut-liril ilu- liivt-r _lil-i't-.~'iiiu. where

__ _ _|______m__d__ ____ the _.____d______o__ Path", the thi' liiissiiiiis ;;.iil:v~i'\-:l iii turn- to }ii'~--_

the rlguruiiii Iliisniaii winter wna rlii-lah:-tl ___ _ A ___ vt-iit it vrrwaiiigz. .\‘iipiilt-~ii .-iii-fi--~ili_-il iii

hy ix commander, later proved nIl-s\if- , l?|I»l|l,':.',i;`ii.~}§iii'¢-iiil>er G, 1812, gn” i],,“.,, ltiyiiig iwn lwiilgi-,< iii-rt-,~<u the i-irpiiiii iiiul

ficieiit. - . . ' . . iii irsiislpnrtiiiiz the -'ri--.iii-r pin-I nl' his _ _ _ _ h t ‘ _ trtgii- point in the re- '° _

Auitrlus coiitributinii to the iu\‘usi<iii I" ls (iv "Q u l _ _ trnnpil in thu nppusliv h:i~‘k, N-'l tl with

treiit lhiit dm' there v\ii~i it hr-a\v full

| wasii0,000soli1iers and I»'russiu'.~i '.'0,ii0u. ___ ______w ___________'_____n__ "___ ___.,iv__|_,,f me in ri~u:li.fni .-ini. .At uw pliiit ;\i~.~sliiil.= 1 The Austrians( uuder Schwurzeuberg, _ ____.___ ’_,___________ ___________ __ _,_______ w____k___ My und tuidiiint. with only 8.:,i_i0 mru. -'ew <-1-,il-e rikhr W1--is -nd ll--f l’-'-s- " _T _“__` ‘ `____ _____'_______ _________________ limi in |»--_v iiipu- tt-ily ihrtuigil :.'».nf_\<i siniis, under York, on the left. fl`hr-y _m':_w_l___ "",'_,_l_‘_._'_ X________ ‘nw ___0_____“_ "___ il\\.~isiaiin in iw-at-ii lin- shore. Vit-t_iir`i»: fm-med "D,"-gg, M-m{¢,,_ thc _.mire ref; "°“" -"_ _ _ _ '_ w__,_____ for _` _ i-orpvi vim-i'e»ii ilm point f-if iiiiftei-we null l _ being ulider the coninmud nl' the lfrt-rit-ii mlm" “",`§"' "q "H _J _ ' _ '__p_ iizniii iiiiil ugiiiii \vi\_< tl--lvl-ii init-it i.ii ilu- t Mmimi Mmitmttiti. June us. wiiim, "“""".""___‘1"';"'_“__"1_;‘;‘_;_f_f"__‘__;_______:_“ _ i.l-trim. mln ...= ii..\_...- i.l-..tt- limi.-l. .i.._ _ the elpltal nf Lithuania; was reaclieil. _ ""°"“' t (_“.""_'(_h'_. _` ___ _ ___ _ ______m: nriiilr-ry iiuil tht- nth.-r was blown up by 'Phere seveiiteeii -lays were spent while ”"l¥`Hel,v s iv\i.tiiu. -_lf _“I l ‘_5' \'it-mr'-‘ nr-l~i~. ’l‘ltt- ittiasinii ii:-i_iil»-ry i

'~ ‘ ~ " ' ` __ " ' _ '_ _ iiiily iii s;';t:.1#l;'iil<, Fo.i1<-tiii.is hj-' t ' _ _ - iN_\lt‘\-tl Ci'us1,-irci ilu- etniiii- Nil--i:i_~-ii :it t.io_ $__________ _________ q__,______. ____“,__ ________ _____ __`__________ \vnt1'lieil thi- in-ville s\\'iii;: _tn the iit-i'tli.

'1`heui'iiiy hiiii lim-in ii-nrt-liiiig tim- e-list.

mill Ihr- liiiipr-i~oi~1-uiih-niptiv-'isly_ “lu

uiiiid :ilmxil the l)iiki- t-_ llld. nliei, i|..¢.. i _ _ '_ _ ` _ limi imp, n.-,»l|y¢\_ _tml li.i\i. Q -,my S0. _mn \___‘__ _[___ __0_____ ___ _________l_____ ; lit" siiritt' tni.~t:< iii thi- ltii>.\'iiiii rmids. _ _ , ,

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lution iii |i..it:\iif~r~;-_ '

'l`li1-ru tri-ini i-oiiijuiltiiis :' __.i::e\(>.':¢n

- lille-siziiis, §.‘i.>:.i» :ti liiwiuitiiy \ii.'l r

\i'i,\~u»ff lit-iii: i-;:pr~<~i;illy l`i--i'i'|-_ ,\i l-"' -

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_-irlii--i' liiiiiw- i.ii- |{ii.\‘f~1l:iii~< i»:iri't-il thot

tv-`.'_v with I2-L4-‘.J-i :'.ti: i'ii'l»-;- tli-- ii||lP~_ fiilignl-le li-ttiisi-fi`_ ,\'ii|ifili-f-|i'.s per- |

ing uiiii wibriiig 'lm-3 t-ut tiff xtrng- ____ _ ,_ __

¢ ugun __

uf Boi,odm__ _md _ were from-ii tu di-iil|i_ iii tht il..!l:< M14 _;_______ w______ ________________

llftél' it den- "mmd me “nous” f'r')s‘ _ i ~ .-is iiuoii as ilu- reirinnnts nl' his nrmy I

But uinvsrd thc itront \n;li.l ~i\ led

in t-.-rri\ii-- .~miriu raged tlimiighout the ‘ ' ` __ _ ' i-i up ii iiiiiil . rl- -ipnll i i- .~iu»iii<i;!iiii:

100|* -‘5ll|Ul“UHli`. \ ` f JU- 'NN' uf ex'rnUrd'm"J mn fi". t """"i'_" "ml blind in thi- Ili-i'r-siuii uiiil tlioiisniitli- _

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\v'§s"rcsél;n_d ' _ ’ _ ' nf invasion had iiiiitli- thi- piiissszn- ni’ this

'"3 “'°“"°“"“"‘ ‘ho N"°'“e"` Uv" l"'r` ilispiitr-il sirviiiii .\'i\puli-uii left thi- oonr ii_nl liistntiniis devlure th-'lt he i~ili.'ii‘»i|l the .mana ___ _“__“]___|_ “Hut and |__m__ed ___ h“"d'MP' °f hi’ "`°”|” ‘° ' "Wt '1"'¢'°“‘ l‘lri.n to rllsprove rr-porhi ni' his ileltli once H” “dum” He ‘~'°mm“"d°d 1°" 'M and crush the plolli-rs who aimed to turn l"’""' Nlffm “M “ming "" ‘"5 me the get-nrnmetit -wer io the reprcseiitn- ’“'°"`d'-"“"`"di"g "°“"'H-"~ B-7 th" "fm lives of Lireul Hrituiii and hr-r allies,

i"f n M3" 'nm ‘mm "l°“3 the *Wd 59"* Murnt led the briikeu invaders to the

imrte and I-is |11--wil ¢<‘1"'-"fd tl-'lf Niemgil, ann pui-_aut-ti ity cami-t_~. anti maps again. The cfmiinu filed pnat 1 ¢|-“king wits made l)¢~¢¢-m|,,_. 1;;_ _,_ lmnllnl "ell i" "9 hunl" *"5 P°\""~ just about six months from thn ilntr- thr- "Hld W6.|\°f UGUN' llllf WPI" \1f‘f0l'P proud iiivnde-rs had piisseri in-or thi- river th!!! I0 further out 0_1' thélf WM' 7"»-\'il- i mnrclilng nu Moseotv. ilnrr-lg: i‘.2:’i,000 P0|¢°|l Wll Und- _-` soldier! left 'llnssiiin ir-rrilury. The re

"Let tl\em_m:iieli, eren though it iw iuainder ot the 553.00) ti-oniif. lzii-l riieii

tn the equator," imswerevi llonnparte in buitie; imd pr-rishf-il fi-uni miii, hun-

lrimly. “They will die ol cold ta fit- _ ger or [utig-ie, or had been captured.

lilarsiial tmmanuel df: Grouchy.

Fm.. -up<l1t-ui. i raalihfiiri

I"oi' (wt-ut_v-tliree rriittirir-.s the rrorld

liss adiuiii-fl the cel:-hriiti-d ri-lreiit of the '_i‘i-ii 'l`lui\i.~i:iiirl, \\'liil»» llii~' rr-iuiirlt' :liiln iiiiirvli out of iliiiigi-r liiis iiiiiili l-- rivi-I thi- iiltt-iitifii :and 1-\-rim |,:‘iii,<r-. li vnniiot lin <-iiiiipiirl-il with the ri-treat uf ,\lrisf'ow in the wii_\' 1-%` i<iil`i`--i~iii;; iiiid the extr-lit uf il~: liiliiliti--_:_ ll:-.ther in it 1 hrilliiiiit fi-:it iii \\`lii<'li ii.'ii'<l_~<liip wus 4it‘err‘0iii1‘, liiuvli inure ihuii rlelith.

The Ten 'l`liutis.'\iifi were (lr:-ek in-rf'<-ri

ities. `l`ii<-_\ liiitl hoe-i hirvd ii_\' ('_vi'\l:\_ iii-~ _\.,iii»;;i-r .xt-ii tif thi- _-_'i'--nt l’i-rrinti kin: linriiis, \\li<» wus ii .=:\i:‘:t|i nr' l’lii'_\'|;l:i, Ly-liii iiiiil 1'ii|»|,iii\lrici:|_ 'l`ht~5‘ \l't~i'e mii_» tt‘i'r|l iiiiti in-1'viv-v on thi- pri-text uf Cli- izauiiiz iii nu 4-api-ilitinii nguliist thi- hun- iiits ~»i` l'isidi;i, :ind their iiutrvli ht-zuii i`i~oiii .\`iir<ii_-< in the =ip|'iiig ni' li, 1'. 401. lii ri-.ility, iiriu 1-rni~, t`_\'i'us ti'-uiznwl tin- <-x|iI-dititiii lla n i't-hi;-llitiii tigiliiisl his 1-lllei' lirritlii-i', .~\i‘titxt'-'.\rw IJ.. ulit- liild sim -‘PI‘<l~‘tl to thi- thi'--iii-_ ilri vrossvil Ilii- Htiiiliriiti-ii tit ‘l‘liu|»siii-iiei. nud thc-ii the Gi-f-i,~k_~i leuriit,-tl for the first limi- wluit they were to fivlii fini; it was too luti- hr tlirii hunk, wi tin,-y iiiurvlit-tl to thi- |ii\li|i i»t` Viiiiuxil. "ifty-st-\'\-ii_|iiii<-u from liubyloii, uiid l'ii<`i-il the riiyni uriuy iiii<lP_i‘ .\rtiixerx¢~.~i. 'l'lii- iiri,-»-lt_~4 wart- wiuiiiiig UH' lllliilfr 1-11' i`_'l'i'\i~ wlivii ln- |ieiit'tr»it|-ii tu his hrtiiliv~i"~ it-iit uiiil nun 1-iit ilutiii hy thi- i{iii|¢`s i;i|:\i':i_ lli~ dvutli put iiii i-iid iii thi- r-i»iii'!iL't iiiitl tht- Hiuipaigli. 'l`hL' IR-rxiiiiiw ul' ii-..- ii:-itll i'-~lri-l'ri urniy vimdis their |i»-iii-»- with Ariiixurxixw, li-uriiii; tha- tireelts in -hill F--i' tlii-iiiul-|v<:.-. ’l`iii i-uplif-i~ii\-_~i. tht- xui--;r~s,~i<\i- 1,. 11|.. ,,,m-“W til` i`_\'ru>-. ileliiiiivd tht-iii in the vii-inil_\' for it iiiuiiili on pn-lt‘ni~i- of trriitimz with ihviii. I"iii'ill_\' lie- entire-i thi-iii iiu fur ns ilu- ii|ip¢-i- wiiti-rs ol' thi- 'l`ii¢ri~r, tvlii-i'e lif- i-iitrnppml thvlr ufflw-i~.~i :uid put thi-iii :.» di-utli. ’l‘li»-n it will-1 ihiit Xviinpl-t_\ti. who liiiil niivnmpuiiied ilii- iiriiiy .»l` l‘_t'r'n-_ lfiil' tint in ii soldier, :i_~,\»-iiillli-li the iw-» iiiisiiiiiig (Sit-ek lenrlr-i-,~< nl iiiiiliiixlii, p--in---il out the iie<‘4-,wily t-f iiiainiit iii-tioii, und urged them li- i-i~li~<'l ii:-w nfficerx niifl try in ri-guiii tln-lr im-ii inntl, liver ii thouslxirl miles iivtiiy. `|`lu- tin-i-L.; #hose five xenersla, niiz- of li:i-iii Xeno- phnn. and at siiuriv: thi- nt-xi nit-i'niii,'; began Limit' ri-trc-iii.

l'1ntlrel_v ignorniit »<l` tht- 1-t-uiitry thry

miini trnvr-rm-, :ind wiililiiii g-ii~l<_-it, ilu- '_l‘¢‘n '|'linn.l:\nd uri. -uit iii the uiiitt-r aeluinn. ’l`hrii~ mule tit miir--h lziy .tm-nun the ilesolutc territory -if .-\rmi-iii:i_ with liothim: to he iihiziim-vi that \\wi\ii<l t-ilu. lrihut" io their 1-hr-lit-r aiu] only ii ~iv.'ini_\' npportiziiily for .ittlwiintr-i|i~i~_ i.;it'gt- iixzmbern .4-.irctiniheil to the t-nhl, 'Flash- phernea with his Persian army -

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utzintly litsrsitetl und harassed them. 'l`li»-ir i-oiisliiiit, iief-e.-iiilty was the divis- iiiii nf \iif»ii~ forvt- for relief :is van and i-1-:ir giinrtls, so that the re-ur attack! -if i!.|- pursiiiiu: l'ei‘=iinlis might be lille- .;:-_iit»3_i' iii»~i, and repelled.

'l`lt.- .lim-ipliiu» :ind valor nf the re-

"|x||i'i;: ‘ilu-|-l:-1 \\'i-rt- of si|('h i\ lillil ;;i~i\i|i» that the liiisttirinh rallies thu! iii-ri-i' ~.ii\-v- we-ri_» they cdxipdld to halt iii--iz' iiiiii'<'li,

'l`iti- fiiiiintis retreat lx declared t9

-i:|»i»»d 1.'l7» days. lieeizniitcil and -ii tliiz pviiiii of giving iip hope Of

~¢ -ii»1n_-.1 ilu- l'.-r_-iiiiiio or of over sec-ini! -l\~~`i- i~-ii.i->< uuiiiii, the llttif- nriiiy 1-nme »» it i~..»~.iiiiiiin in thi- .<nut'i of 'frnnezu-\ il iii-lit-lil llii- wide t-xpitiisu of the

Tue ur liln- it Sen. Thi- troops iii sd-

t»_ `»_ir~.. iulu ii Irs-at r|~_\' uf "The sen! '|"-_-» at -i 1" :iii-I tin- df-rpiiiriiig ilioixnsnrls

_it.|:i§ti-_' nii mul; it \:;\ iiiiii passed it lilo-,iii ilu- lim-.~;, '|`h»-ii* liziriisliips were ‘ ii.it :ill out-r, init they kilt"-v wliem fhev u'i-ru :inrl iieii-'-~l`\-:'\\`nr'.1 iiiai'r:ilt‘il i`f-r i `- in rli".iilv t~~t\iii'\l rlirtit-iiii Uri-i»t»:~. 4 Uni' r-2' thi- rr:-:ii reli'i-.1l»- ul' ltistiirv r; i-

t-tins:-i;-it-:iw iif` thu iiiivni l»:itlli~ -if

:il.'iiiii<_ "rj,li-iiili--r ‘_’Il, li. i'. ~l§¢l. The .'i»<~=-lt, |~;,|l fit-|‘i_-tit:-il the l’ei'.~ii".iis iindl-r Xi-rt:-il. who liuil ii:\ii¢l4-rl firm-r\\'t' with ;ii_ii\\'.':r<l 0.’ :i iiiillioii si-ltllers--sonie iiL'- ` wliziiiii liiiw- it two iiiiilir-ns. As soon us tiir- tirf-i-lr si-ii \'ieinr_\' was :isstired l Xorxi-at li--gnii his march hrieli to l‘ernii\. 'l‘hr- ri-niiiiiiiis uf thr- l'(-rriliin fleet were -nrdiirr-ti ii- the ii:-iii-:punt to imarri the liriiigcs. ill-nvliing 'i‘lieizi<sly in forced iniirr-li. Xerxi-5 li-it Muiwlotiilis with il mniiiizinil to oppusi- the Greek pursuit l iiiiil liiirrieli luwiiril the sen. His _stores ‘ were exliiiiiuti-rl mid \':ist numbers of hin liv-np; iiieil from fuiiiinf- und fnfigue on lim v.'.'i_\'. At the lieili-aipont he fminil his bridge: :lt-sti-uy¢>d by a storm, so that hit; iiiiglity :iriiiy wus obliged to crass the Strait iii :;liips_ I-Wiorl was olitziined at .-\li_vtli»,=, liut the hungry troops ale so i-nvr»i\mi.~‘l_v tlirit large numbers died from ;~t»i~:iiii;. l~Iw-ii nn the other side of the livlii-si -int ilu- S-iirliers nf Xerxoia were hiirrii-'Il_\' iiiiirviiv-.i :is ilitiilgll the Greelil \\'<-i'¢- uit their li':(<l.=_ At lust, vixht --ii»iitii.~< iififr iiif- 1':-rftinn king limi ser 1 wil irr-iii l._\'-lin. hi* entered the vapltai of iliitt i~i'~»-_.tive :ignin with hiirely ii third ni' hit. iiiiiigiiifirent liuiit. ,

A r~-iiiai~k:i-ble retreat that has been

iiut. iii:-iiurv-|_\' vlironit-lt-il is tlint of Mar-

, slixil iii'-i\it'li_\' iifti-r tilt- hi\ttlt‘ tif \\'|\ter-

I-io. ll-~ was :it Liiiinlv, eight iniles

l fruni .\l~iit St. Jeiiii, wht-ii he lieurd Lhlt

\‘\'r~iliiu;rtiii hrid won ilu- great. victory.

l ile <lr-viilr-il to ri-treat to Friniee by way l of Nuniur, Din:-.nt :iiui (liver, lt was ' i|»-et~:~sii|'_\' iii iiiuke grunt hgate in grdgg- l 1'- 1~-f':\|it- (ir-iieriii This.-lniuiin of the Al- - iii-ie. limi pu.»-sihly iilliifht-i‘. The retreat

_ l-eguii :rt li:ilf»|»ii:at eleven nu the morning of .l\iu- lil, l-'5l.'», or the day after i\V:\tt-rlno. tirourhy reached .\`auiur nt

_t`t»iii~ t-‘i-lurk iii thi- afternoon and his _iuniii l-ody liit-ouackecl inter nt ’.l`em- lili\ix_ six iiiilew in-yiiiiil tlviiililuiix- 'l'uJu| _ iuriiu.-ii _tlw i'-'iii' giiui-il und prolevted the rr-tri-iii. The i»pei'ntii-ii was effwtéll iwiiliuiit firiii; n shot. The next day t \'niid:iiiiiiu- uiiiitirew his lmopv from Niiiiiiir um armii. lt wus iieeesosry there lt- tit-fuiul thi- frirtresx .iitiiilist the lt- tiit‘li.~r ot' the l’i~txssisii.< while lilrotirhfl -iniiiii iiri.ii_»' reiu'he<| Diiiiiut. The lol- l-iwliig iitiy, Juin- 21, the Freiirh from iii-i‘ wria iw-in-iii-t,i_ and hy evening the _t-ullrv nriny \\-:is trolleeted ln llfeiy until-r the guns nf (iiret. The mitrl.‘li has » iieeii railed nm- of the moat Istonlaliing retreats of iuotlrrn nillitsry h|i|tory'_ It - mi.: the iiinre i1-iiiarkable in tim! _lirmif-hy did not drwnlr and decide to tsuirrr-ntlt-r his 33,000 guldiq-rg gud 111| lllunv when hr- learned lhli his [rent _t-:iptniii limi lost ii battle and a thmng. 1 Thi- i-etrenl. of Sir John Moore, in s ivliieli he lfiat his life at the moment. ol l iuwr-ess, luis nivuiys had li praised place |ln biatory. Napoli-on had entéld Ms-

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i iirid in triumph, and, Anltriln trhiblel < _-lf!--M-<i'lr-ir im attention nearer home. l ln- turned our to Manshiil Sault the talk i of driving Moore out of the PGl|u\|il. i Moore was in the vicinity of hnrgos

when he heard that Soulfs vlltiy su-

l pcrior form- was mnrnhing "gint big,

l On Januxry 16. 1800. Smit cnufht np _ with Moore naar Oorimns, st which 3 point the English awaited their dilatury _ transports. Moore so arranged his ¢\N¢. ing that the retreat was never halted

and finally all of his umy was prlaty mrnoved _to thxyqoglt _

_mmhndi

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