| Show u DE of rUIN CD t L 1 V 11 m C 11 r 01 0 1 l lq im q i i d I I r f j I J J f Jw Y l t tN n p 1 art vi J r t y r j N 1 I 1 L LY L LS 8 I s y t i If n ue I rr hi L tai t il e I w 1 d a I ti tit t I yA e y t o Tyr Tyre e i J Jt t 4 f t t y C f t r 1 l y 15 r f d to Z vt Sw nY 4 f If tv l r rs s s N 1 It 11 Ir t tit J Y 1 tet rte r N T rd Y 1 r rh h I t r e A J YI t rn y rr i 1 ri i 4 I tr lm r J mob a ti the tho sleepy KIN P little cast st Prussian ff I village of mi t l f rhe fland on the left bank of oC tho no 1 with t it t Its It less le e c 9 5 than Inhabitant were Lvere with within withIn in tho confines of the tho French Trench republic it would be he the scone at this tills time of oC ofa ofa a n remarkable demonstration the cele celebration bration ot of the tho one on hundredth anniversary sary Ear of the lip great Napoleonic triumph over 01 1 the Russian forces under Ben Den Dennl nl s n In view of the fact that Mill still maintains its former g graphical position po It ft Is la not likely th t the subjects of the kaiser will In Indulge In any marked ed expression lon of satisfaction I over the long go rout of tho the Muscovites It t happened in III the month of June The French emperor and his hit marshals haul had not been heen having hta Ing everything their own ern way Wit Early I orl in the month they had tried to drive the Russians from the neighborhood but had not succeed succeeded ed ml The gallant had fortl forti lied himself strongly at nt Hellsberg and andY andi Y i un FRIEDLAND 1807 n FROM THE PAINTING BY IN THE METROPOLITAN ART MUSEUM NEW YORK n non on June J tune 10 the tiie corps cop r rand of oC Lannes Lanne S and Soult made a n vigorous horous attempt to dislodge him The wily Rus lan suf suffered I fored them to 10 approach his ments ment without molestation and when they were Wem within reach met their ad advance vance vanco anc with n a I deadly fire firo that precipitated precipitated a u hasty retreat the worsted Frenchmen leaving more than mon men slain 81 ln In the trenches It was WIlS a II terrible cost to pay for the knowledge that the Russian position could not bo btu betaken taken by II storm but Napoleon Nopoleon was WIlS ac le accustomed customer to lu pay high prices price and und he ho received the news of ot the tho disaster with witha I a l contemptuous shrug of the shoulders But Dut ho lie changed his tactics Instead of DC organizing for another tour de force Corco against the Russian nUBS Inn stronghold at he swung swum his army to the tho north of that point and took look up lip the march in the tho direction of oC the city of ot Konigsberg It t was his object abject to en entice entice tice from his fortifications so that he ho might try tr conclusions with I him In n the open field Napoleon apoleon knew that If It he could convince COli vince the 1 Russian RU lan leader that he was Ws u about to male make mal n forced march to the latter would feel reel justified ju In Issuing from his Ills position at rg In order ord or to check lh cl the French advance With Ith that end nd In view all the tho operations of ot the French army urmy were designed to hoodwink Ben Bennigsen The fhe ruse succeeded admirably The Russian commander comman el cane came line to tho the con coti conclusion conclusion elusion that his enemy had abandoned d the Idea of reducing rg and had made mado up III his mind to seize I fortify it and convert It 11 Into a base of o supplies This was teas a step which h would have been disastrous dl to the Russian plan of ot campaign tied and the commander determined to prevent Its consummation He lie withdrew his forces from froll tho forti fica LIons at Hells Hellsberg Hellsberg berg herA and set out at breakneck speed to reach before the French rench I should force their Tray ray II Into It II It Il was a mad race rase for tor the threatened city For three thre days the scramble con lon the t French u on 11 the to right batik bailie nf of the AdF HI and the Russian J on the tl me I loft left on cn 11 tic the tl night of Juno Ju o 13 both armies were In the Immediate neigh neighborhood borlond of Doth Both armies knew L ne that there thee would be hard lighting on tin the 1111 morrow and everything was put In ht s for an un early start At juncture conceived cO n a plan jinn which was 15 as na clever as IS It was WiS during daring News o hud had d been brought to him by h hits his hl scouts eouts that Marshal Lances Cannes with mi nn Inferior force was Isolated III al t twentysix t I miles northwest t of DC H It occurred to the Rus Russian sinn sian at nt that If he ho could cross with his army nt It this point and over oer overcome come cOllie K It would I further his ilia chances chancel of winning a decisive victory With that end In view he began the tho crossing crossin of ot tho this Alle Aile early carl on the morn morning morning ing ot of the In iii the hope hop of ot coming coining com In Inon on Lances Lannes by lJ surprise lied Hail the Im sUF ig a of oC the river and the lire attack on Lannes been carried out with success I victory victor would have ha perched on the Muscovite banner Huch uch at nt least lell Is the tho opinion of ot all the military experts since that day rIll I But Hut the Russians were too slow Be Ito Before H fore they the succeeded In crossing cros the Alto Alle the French troops hOI had time to re recover r rev cover from front tho the surprise t und and they Ih In Interposed interposed such a II spirited resistance to she tho attack that time lent for Na Napoleon Napoleon to u tt U was Rain gain Rained gained ed Before nit the Russian force fores had hall crossed the tho rivet river tho the main strength of the enemy was drawn upon up upon on the tho left leU hank bank in battle array orra When tho the real battle began be an there ther were French opposed to Rus Rua Russians slana It was at this point that the su KU superior perlor military tactics ot of the emperor and his marshals came camo camo Into play pia IlIa In Incase case cose of disaster the tho only means by b which could retreat would be he by b the bridges across acro the he t Alle AIle A lie Early In the conflict the French man managed managed aged lI cd to secure control of ot these bridges and when the Russians were wre driven hack back they the were Iera milt met at the lh a afresh river by hy u n fresh installment t of or J f the th 1 enemy nom The actual battle did not nol begin until about 0 G that Anion Action on Oil the port part of II the French was delayed no so long that the 1111 Russian general camo conic to 10 the conclusion that thero there would ho bo bono hono honn no nn battle h until the following day da Ho Ito Itow w wits WIl ns About to make himself comfortable for tho the night when I ho Iho hear head ot tut Marshal Ne column mighty and ap apparently end endless Ivan was wan won seen to emerge from a II wood rood and stretch I Itself In a along I along long black lima lino across the open field 1011 fieldIn In close array and with remarkable I speed It Il began to move moo down upon Then It U was urns that Benn realized 1 that the day WM to lo end In blood Ney und and his bis splendid column worn wern crossing the field feW at nt a speed that thal was suggestive the tive of ot a whirlwind Ind The onset was wan so sudden Budden and so fierce tl that everything In Its way went down before It Tho The advance ad nd advance vance ranta of the th turned and fled In ht will wild dismay On every side t seen n and scat seal term groups roup of ot foot tool all trying to make their WilY way to 10 the bridges rime e means of ot retreat were Lucre already on r lire iro Jj t and 1 hd every avenue of nf escape seemed seem seemed ed d lost It locked n II as though Nays Neya NC tre tremendous tr In 11 Hal charge chare was 1311 about to lo carry tile the day News N w wn ue home dawn clown the floe lino that the village Ins shout about 10 to be lip carried by A 1 mighty shout rose rOSl from Ui th French l at lit this Ih 1 and another division was wan sent ont forward r to make mak sure ur of or the victory which Ney Nry seemed about to tn win for tor It was wits ht at it this crisis that the tho Russian nu Im Ira Imperial ImperIal 1 guard luRId was wai 11 ordered to advance This was tuns the tho finest body bOly of r men In tho tiro Muscovite army arm nod the bravo Ben B D n nl en played pl It as n his last card With bayonets bayonet fx d this flower of 11 this the th Russian army arm hurled Itself against th the enemy now perilously near rind and In Insistent l tent The force fOe ot or the charge ll was wasen BO w so S I well 1111 directed rind and so 0 long Ru that tho the ho h head 1 of the thA French column went down like an nn army n nf tut leaden soldiers and anti the tIny day appeared to t be he h turned But limit now 1101 the Trench French advantage In numbers begun began to tell AM AH tn fast l as R tho the 4 column was 11 mowed mowell down by hy bythe bythe the terrible Russian lighters the tho breach was tens tilled by h the tho troops s scat mt to tha the rescue r eul At last tho Iho broken ranks of ot Marshal N coy y were rallied milled by b their fear far fearless farleR less les leR commander and the was W S a resumed All tho the bridges I over or the role Allo lIe lIen were n In lames flame and the smoke from them rolled roller over the geld field and added to the horror of the tho carnage carlla The Th sun went treat down lown In horror and the Ihl darkness put an end to the slaughter In ln re I crossing the th river th the Russians lost lo t a third of If their remaining forces Their ti total 0 al loss for the n was nearly noarl 20 x killed and fatally Cahill wounded Time Tho French toss lops wa was about half ns as II many Thus was fought ht the thc decisive lv battle of Five days da later y k berg fell tell Into Inlo the hands of ot the 1111 vie vic victorious Ie r rt t French and before the end of ot t the month mouth there theio came callie to pass pas lh the fa Ca famous famous t meeting between Napoleon and Alexander at Tilsit l At tt 1 that historic conference renco which was wn held on n 11 raft moored on the river Alexander I 1 and the victor victori victorious 1 j Otis ous French emperor arranged n matters mn i ito to suit stilt themselves Since he ho could not hold his hits own against t the all nil conquer conquering conquerIng ing tag Corsican the czar became his ally find the line two proceeded to 10 arrange tho yS terms of ot a treaty which was waa highly 1 advantageous to tho the Napoleonic am I billon hit Ion No witnesses were present at r the llin th conference but hilt subsequent events e proved that Napoleon obtained proc practically t e every evel concession ho he demanded 4 It Il was the tho mo most t tu masterful pe po period I tr f rind of his hiI career The Tw victory vI ct 01 at i Friedland bed lind silenced tho last In t re cc remaining continental enemy capable of I making s trouble for tor him him n In ad all HUon he ho had secured an nn ally who is might be of Infinite to 10 him In his hia continued conti Ill struggle with England The he czar recognized nil 1111 at of Napoleons now nets ne creations In Europe the confederation ot of 11 the time the tho kingdoms of Italy It Naples Rolland Holland and Weal Neal which the tha French sovereign hud had presented to his hla favorites and oven even en agreed to modiste between Franca ranco ami amid In III return the tho Russian was permitted to annex Finland and to la wrest Moldavia and from the thu sultan The text of these theeo secret convention never will be ha known In to mankind but It I Is evident that It was the most comprehensive scheme for the partition I of the tho continent even lIt j devised dIFed by li tho the Ingenuity of man RAYMOND HAYMOND U L I TURNER TUR ER |
