Bismarck and the foundation of the German empire . BISMARCK. BISMARCK. CHAPTER I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGE. OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD von BIS-MARCK was born at the manor-house ofSchoenhausen, in the Mark of Brandenburg,on April i, 1815. Just a month before, Napoleonhad escaped from Elba ; and, as the child lay in hiscradle, the peasants of the village, who but half ayear ago had returned from the great campaign inFrance, were once more called to arms. A fewmonths passed by ; again the King of Prussia re-turned at the head of his army; in the villagechurches the medals won at Waterloo were hung upby those
Bismarck and the foundation of the German empire . BISMARCK. BISMARCK. CHAPTER I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGE. OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD von BIS-MARCK was born at the manor-house ofSchoenhausen, in the Mark of Brandenburg,on April i, 1815. Just a month before, Napoleonhad escaped from Elba ; and, as the child lay in hiscradle, the peasants of the village, who but half ayear ago had returned from the great campaign inFrance, were once more called to arms. A fewmonths passed by ; again the King of Prussia re-turned at the head of his army; in the villagechurches the medals won at Waterloo were hung upby those of Grossbehren and Leipzig. One morevictory had been added to the Prussian flags, andthen a profound peace fell upon Europe; fifty yearswere to go by before a Prussian army again marchedout to meet a foreign foe. The name and family of Bismarck were among theoldest in the land. Many of the great Prussian states- 2 Bismarck. men have come from other countries : Stein wasfrom Nassau, and Hardenberg was a subject of theElector of Hanover; even Bliicher and S
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