. History of the nineteenth century in the United States and Europe, illustrated. Period I: During the triumphs of Napoleon's empire. WRECK OF THE INDOMPTABLE ON SPANISH HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON. UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. 121 and its exposure to the world ; he never publishedhis plans in advance of their action, but he executedthem before the victim country could learn of theirexistence and prepare against them. Friendship could not restrain Napoleon, he hardlyknew the sentiment ; he had no capacity to be afriend for friendships sake. Charles IV of Spainwas his devoted, slavish friend,
. History of the nineteenth century in the United States and Europe, illustrated. Period I: During the triumphs of Napoleon's empire. WRECK OF THE INDOMPTABLE ON SPANISH HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON. UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. 121 and its exposure to the world ; he never publishedhis plans in advance of their action, but he executedthem before the victim country could learn of theirexistence and prepare against them. Friendship could not restrain Napoleon, he hardlyknew the sentiment ; he had no capacity to be afriend for friendships sake. Charles IV of Spainwas his devoted, slavish friend, yet in 1808 he de-throned Cliarles and seized Spain ; the Czar, Alex-ander, was his fervent friend, but Nipoleon wasted400,000 human lives to invade Russia in was his friend and ally, yet at Tilsit in1807 he sold to Russia the privilege of conqueringTurkeys Roumania. It was with troops drawn from sixteen countriesthat he invaded Russia in 1812. With Trafalgarreversed he could after Austerlitz of 1805, or Tilsitof 1807, have invaded America with vast armiesfrom many lands. He could have landed in Americamany times the effective veteran troops that Englandever
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