Medieval and modern times; an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . Europe and Napoleon 547 Fredericks generals, theaged duke of Bruns-wick, who had issuedthe famous manifesto in1792,1 was its leader. Asingle defeat, near Jena(October 14,1806), putPrussia completely inthe hands of her one disaster pro-duced complete demor-alization throughout thecountry. Fortresses weresurrendered without re-sistance, and the kingfled to the uttermostparts of his realm onthe Russian now led hisarmy into Poland,
Medieval and modern times; an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . Europe and Napoleon 547 Fredericks generals, theaged duke of Bruns-wick, who had issuedthe famous manifesto in1792,1 was its leader. Asingle defeat, near Jena(October 14,1806), putPrussia completely inthe hands of her one disaster pro-duced complete demor-alization throughout thecountry. Fortresses weresurrendered without re-sistance, and the kingfled to the uttermostparts of his realm onthe Russian now led hisarmy into Poland, wherehe spent the winter inoperations against Rus-sia and her feeble Prus-sian ally. He closed anarduous campaign by asignal victory at Fried-land (June 14, 1807),which was followed bythe treaties of Tilsit withRussia and Prussia (July7 and 9). Prussia wasthoroughly William IIIlost all his possessions 1 See above, p. Fig. 145. Nelsons Column,Trafalgar Square, London The English regard Nelson as the man whosafeguarded their liberty by the victories ofthe fleet. Nelson was killed at Trafalgarand buried with great ceremony in thecrypt of St. Pauls, under the very centerof the dome. Some years later, TrafalgarSquare was laid out at the point wherethe street leading to the Parliament build-ings joins a chief business street — theStrand — and a gigantic column to Nelsonerected, surmounted by a statue of theadmiral. In the distance one can see thetowers of the Parliament buildings 548 Medieval and Modern Times Treaty ofTilsit, 1807 The grandduchy ofWarsaw andthe kingdomof Westphalia The con-tinentalblockade The Berlindecree andNapoleons paperblockade to the west of the Elbe and all that Prussia had gained inthe second and third partitions of Poland. The Polish territoryNapoleon made into a new subject kingdom called the grandduchy of Warsaw, and chose his friend, the king of Saxony, asits ruler. Out
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