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The History of the Restoration of Monarchy in France (1851)
The History of the Restoration of Monarchy in France - 1851 Author:Alphonse de Lamartine Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: BOOK THIKD. The Allies demand a suspension of arms—Conferences of Lusigny—Tne allied troops take Soissons—Blucher unites all his corps d'armee— He marches on ... more »Troyes towards Schwartzenburg — Rencontre of Napoleon and Blucher—Mery-sur- Seine—Blucher abandons the valley of the Seine, and advances on Paris by the valley of the Marne—Mortier and Marmont fall back upon Paris—Soissons is .retaken by Mortier—Napoleon quits Schwartzenburg, and flies to Blucher—He overtakes him at La Fertg-souB-Jouarre—Blucher passes the Marne, pursued by Napoleon—Blucher hemmed in by the Emperor, Mortier, and Marmont, escapes by Soissons, abandons the Aisne, and retires upon Laon—Napoleon crosses the Aisne at Bery- au-Bac, and attacks at Craonne the Russian and Prussian corps which came to cover Blucher—Battle of Craonne—Battle of Laou— Halt of Napoleon at Rheims—Schwartzenburg marches on Paris, and advances to Provins—Tactics of the Emperor —He returns to Troyes to operate on the rear of the enemy—Panic of the allies—Schwartzenburg falls back upon Troyes and Dijon—Battle of Arcis-sur- Aube—The Emperor's new plan of campaign—Decree for a levy en masse—Apathy of France—March of Napoleon towards St . Dizier —Treaty of Chaumont—Concentration of the Allied Armies at Chalons—Their indecision—They march on Paris—Situation of Paris and of France—Flight of Marie-Louise. The enemy retreated in all directions by forced marches from Troyes, which had now become the head quarters-general of Napoleon ; and it was impossible to say how far they would be carried by the panic which seized them on the approach and at the name of the Emperor. After a short repose, Napoleon, without driving them to absolute extremity, intended to cut up the scattered columns of their rear so effectually that terror alone should supply ...« less