14 1914 ""-`  .,..
1 _L_  4 -me cninim-'mrown GUARDIAN --ff--rimee
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=°.-rar 1 tm-_i
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w            i-ii: RET i;
 FAMU S
RET?  
from Matoow,
tha Psiullll biivon
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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. '
i
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.. ; __ _ 
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._ ._7_
vs
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.: ' ' ~ »
in
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
‘ , V . i ` '
l » , _
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 “Mill of nmw um" 'm,]f H “HHN” ‘.r‘.WvS l i'liiul:.~' :iivl i‘--.ir :\:< il' i='\t'.ti-i-i‘if‘|l h,\' the ~ t.
| iv- ',u\':ivit: ilu- i'»:i1in ui hi-4 fnriir.-~~ jr:-:ul _ _ . __ | nr liuck in\\':ird .\li|si-mv ugniii! 'Fr-iir
_ _ , l \\.:i\<\ ii, the |`--ii_|l\l‘nr si \\'-iiirl. I)_.sli , _,
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¢
l not d_,__,__ _hu ,_w__m__`_ _,f C()SS,_,¢~k_.; |‘,~~|, lli1rir|iiii's\iit, vrfi_~'.~t-il ilu- liiiit_-pt-i- on thi-
|<i»iuiL:iiitl_\' :ittiivltliiigNaipolr-n|1'i-1 irnoiiii. 5"" flllll I"'J"JiIi\"l 13<>lH\lJl\\'i" ill l’¥`¢`Z1\-
| 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
l
'~ ‘ ~ " ' ` __ " ' _ '_ _ 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. _ _ , ,
 r .: i - _< - _- ,_ _ l _ __ _
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:
_ uiitlfe ]"i'0\'i|ii.‘t-t '1`iiieIlil‘iit\ |tl'!liy`Di0Yi1iEd 'hh by tm? hmfdr(`_d' _ln “_ N_u_¥‘o__“i"ht liiii.-:wil of ilu- l"i't-ii--li. '|‘l\|i|leri\ii<is pi-i'~
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-
_la
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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