. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. ring upon the army, eachvolley carrying away whole lines. The men received deathwithout moving from their places, and the ranks closedover the bodies of their comrades. This deadly artillery evenreached the cavalry, drawn up behind, as well as a largenumber of infantry who, encouraged by Desaixs arrival,had hastened back to the field of honor. In spite of thehorror of this preparation Bonaparte did not falter. Whenhe was ready he led his army in an impetuous charge whichoverwhelmed the Austrians completely, though it cost theFrench one of their bravest generals
. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. ring upon the army, eachvolley carrying away whole lines. The men received deathwithout moving from their places, and the ranks closedover the bodies of their comrades. This deadly artillery evenreached the cavalry, drawn up behind, as well as a largenumber of infantry who, encouraged by Desaixs arrival,had hastened back to the field of honor. In spite of thehorror of this preparation Bonaparte did not falter. Whenhe was ready he led his army in an impetuous charge whichoverwhelmed the Austrians completely, though it cost theFrench one of their bravest generals, Desaix. It was afrightful struggle, but the perfection with which the finalattack was planned, won the battle of Marengo and drovethe Austrians from Italy. The Parisians were dazzled by the campaign. Of thepassage of the Alps they said, It is an achievement greaterthan Hannibals; and they repeated how the First Consulhad pointed his finger at the frozen summits, and they hadbowed their heads. At the news of Marengo the streets. KLEBEK, I7S3 OR I754-180O. Engraved by G. Fiesinger, after portrait by Guerin. NAPOLEONS RETURN TO PARIS 103 were lit with joy fires, and from wall to wall rang thecries of Vive la repuhliqueI Vive le premier consul! ViveVarmee! The campaign against the Austrians was finished De-cember 3, 1800, by the battle of Hohenlinden, won by Mo-reau, and in February the treaty of Luneville establishedpeace. England was slower in coming to terms, it not beingtintil March, 1802, that she signed the treaty of Amiens. At last France was at peace with all the world. Shehailed Napoleon as her savior, and ordered that the i8thBrumaire be celebrated throughout the republic as a solemnfete in his honor. The country saw in him something greater than a peace-maker. She was discovering that he was to be her law giver,for, while ending the wars, he had begun to bring order intothe interior chaos which had so long tormented the Frenchpeople, to reestablish the finances, the la
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