Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ..etc., etc . mpire in 1806. The Coming Struggle. In 1809 commenced the fifth coalitionagainst Napoleon. Alexander^ who wasobliged by treaty to furnish assistanceto the French emperor, did all that hecould to prevent the war. A quarrelwith Turkey led to its invasion by aRussian army. This war was termi-nated in 1812. Russia gave up Molda-via and W
Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ..etc., etc . mpire in 1806. The Coming Struggle. In 1809 commenced the fifth coalitionagainst Napoleon. Alexander^ who wasobliged by treaty to furnish assistanceto the French emperor, did all that hecould to prevent the war. A quarrelwith Turkey led to its invasion by aRussian army. This war was termi-nated in 1812. Russia gave up Molda-via and Wallachia, which she had occu-pied, but kept Bessarabia, with thefortress of Khotin and Bender. Gradually an estrangement took placebetween Alexander and Napoleon, notonly on account of the creation of theGrand Duchy of Warsaw, but becauseRussia was suffering greatly from theContinental blockade, to which Alex-ander had been forced to sive his adhe- 174 GREAT EVENTS IN RUSSIA. sion. This led to the great invasionof Russia by Napoleon in 1812. On May 9, 1812, Napoleon left Parisfor Dresden, and the Russian and French the Niemen and advanced by forcedmarches to Smolensk. Here he dbfeated the Russians, and again at theterrible battle of Borodino, and then. THE RUSSIAN Ambassadors received their grand army comprised 678,000men, 356,000 of them being French;and. to oppose them, the Russians as-sembled 372,000 men. Napoleon crossed U^ FULL SAIL,entered IMoscow, which had been abandoned by most of the inhabitants ; a fire broke out (probablycaused by the order of Rostopchin, thegovernor), which raged six days and GRHAT EVENTS IN RUSSIA. ivn which destrojed the greater part of thecity. Notwithstanding this disaster, Napo-leon lingered five weeks among theruins, endeavoring to negotiate a peace,which he seemed to think Alexanderwould be sure to grant; but he hadmistaken the spirit of the Emperor andhis people. On the i8th of OctoberNapoleon reluctan
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