. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. the main army went into winter quar-ters to repair its losses, while Marshal Lefebvre besiegedDantzic, a siege which military critics declare to be, afterSebastopol, the most celebrated of modern times. Dantziccapitulated in May. On June 14th the battle of Friedlandwas fought. This battle on the anniversary of Marengo, waswon largely by Napoleons taking advantage of a blunderof his opponent. The French and the Russian armies wereon the opposite banks of the Alle. Benningsen, the Russiancommander, was marching towards Konigsberg by the east-ern bank. Napoleon wa
. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. the main army went into winter quar-ters to repair its losses, while Marshal Lefebvre besiegedDantzic, a siege which military critics declare to be, afterSebastopol, the most celebrated of modern times. Dantziccapitulated in May. On June 14th the battle of Friedlandwas fought. This battle on the anniversary of Marengo, waswon largely by Napoleons taking advantage of a blunderof his opponent. The French and the Russian armies wereon the opposite banks of the Alle. Benningsen, the Russiancommander, was marching towards Konigsberg by the east-ern bank. Napoleon was pursuing by the western French forces, however, were scattered; and Benning-sen, thinking that he could engage and easily rout a portionof the army by crossing the river at Friedland, suddenly ledhis army across to the western bank. Napoleon utilizedthis unwise movement with splendid skill. Calling up hisre-enforcements he attacked the enemy solidly. As soon asthe Russian centre was broken, defeat was inevitable, for. MEETING OF FREDERICK WILLIAM III., KING OF PRUSSIA, NAPOLEON, AND ALEXANDER I., EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, AT TILSIT. THE FIGURE ON THE LEFT IS FREDERICK WILLIAM; THAT ON THE RIGHT IS ALEXANDER. Engraved by Giigel, after a drawing by Wolff. The meeting occurred June 26, 1807,in the pavilion which had been erected for that purpose on the River Nieman. 174 CAMPAIGN OF 18o5 J75 the retreating army was driven into the river, and thou-sands lost. Many were pursued through the streets ofFriedland by the French, and slaughtered there. The battlewas hardly over when Napoleon wrote to Josephine: Friedland, 15th June, 1807. My Dear : I write you only a few words, for I am very have been bivouacking for several days. My children have worthilycelebrated the anniversary of Marengo. The battle of Friedland willbe just as celebrated and as glorious for my people. The whole Russianarmy routed, eighty guns captured, thirty thousand men taken prisonersor killed, with twe
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