. In the footsteps of Napoleon, his life and its famous scenes. His Camp Washstand and His Hat(Now treasured in the Museum of the Invalides) CRUSHING PRUSSIA 221 hours. Bemadotte marelied his men seventy-five miles insixty-nine hours and Lefebre s command made forty-two milesin one day. The Allies had no idea where Napoleon was until suddenlythey were made painfully aware of his presence behind themon their lines. Then their army turned as involuntarily, asinstinctively as a dog when caught by the tail. An armys lines of supply have been called its muscles;when they are cut, the military body
. In the footsteps of Napoleon, his life and its famous scenes. His Camp Washstand and His Hat(Now treasured in the Museum of the Invalides) CRUSHING PRUSSIA 221 hours. Bemadotte marelied his men seventy-five miles insixty-nine hours and Lefebre s command made forty-two milesin one day. The Allies had no idea where Napoleon was until suddenlythey were made painfully aware of his presence behind themon their lines. Then their army turned as involuntarily, asinstinctively as a dog when caught by the tail. An armys lines of supply have been called its muscles;when they are cut, the military body is paralysed. Paralysisseized upon the brain of the allied army when its leaders real-ised that Napoleon, instead of being in front of them wasbehind them. Confusion reigned in their councils and confi-dence forsook the conceit of the aristocratic officers. The com-missary was demoralised and the poor soldiers, withoutrations, were marched and countermarched in a tangle ofcontradictory plans. Having paralysed the head of the allied army and spreadconsternatio
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