This illustration from an 1896 issue of Century Magazine shows Napoleon and Alexander at Tilst studying a map of Europe. It was drawn by Paul Grolleron. Napoleon and Alexander met at Tilsit and signed a peace treaty (7 July, 1808). Alexander I, the Tsar of Russia, was forced to accept the reduction of Prussia's position, the constitution of a grand-duchy of Warsaw and the continental blockade against Britain. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was a French military and political leader who became the emperor of France. The French painter and illustrator, Paul Grolleron, remains best known for his

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This illustration from an 1896 issue of Century Magazine shows Napoleon and Alexander at Tilst studying a map of Europe. It was drawn by Paul Grolleron. Napoleon and Alexander met at Tilsit and signed a peace treaty (7 July, 1808). Alexander I, the Tsar of Russia, was forced to accept the reduction of Prussia's position, the constitution of a grand-duchy of Warsaw and the continental blockade against Britain. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was a French military and political leader who became the emperor of France. The French painter and illustrator, Paul Grolleron, remains best known for his many well-observed images of the Franco-Prussian war.

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