The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 3 (of 4)

other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has been maintained. From the collection of W. C. Crane. Engraved by T. Levasseur. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. Drawn by F. Gérard. THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE BY WILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANE PH.D., L.H.D., LL.D. Professor of History in Columbia University REVISED AND ENLARGED WITH PORTRAITS NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1916 Copyright , 1894, 1895, 1896, 1910 BY THE CENTURY CO. Published, October, 1910 CONTENTS War with Russia: Pultusk 1 Check to the Grand Army: Eylau 12 An Indecisive Victory: Friedland 24 Napoleon and Alexander at Tilsit 39 The Treaty of Tilsit 54 The Path of Napoleonic Empire 66 The New Feudalism 80 The Empires of Land and Ocean 97 French Empire and European Nationality 115 The Awakening of Spain 137 The First Revolt of Nations 153 Napoleon and Alexander at Erfurt 171 The Failure of the Spanish Campaign 182 The Transformation of Austria 192 The Fifth War with Austria—Eckmühl 202 Aspern, Essling, and Wagram 218 The Peace of Schönbrunn 233 Napoleon's Fatal Decision 244 The Austrian Marriage 251 Rigors of the Continental System 262 The Continental System Completed 274 The Course of the Peninsular War 282 Birth of the King of Rome 293 Tension Between Emperor and Czar 303 The Array of Nations 313 The Congress of Kings 325 The Invasion of Russia—Borodino 335 The Evacuation of Moscow 346 The Retreat from Russia 357 The Horrors of the Beresina 368 The Prodigal's Return 378 The Revolt of the Nations 388 The First Campaign in Saxony 401 The Nations in Grand Array 413 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The Emperor Napoleon Frontispiece Map of the Battle of Eylau 14 Map of the Battle of Heilsberg 28 Map of the Battle of Friedland 36 Napoleon—by Ingres 50 Queen Hortense 98 Napoleon in his Study 146 Map of the Spanish Campaign 184 Joseph Bonaparte 196 Map of the Battle of Eckmühl 212 Two Maps of the Battles of Aspern and Essling 221 Map of the Battle of Wagram 228 Eugène Beauharnais 246 Napoleon Bonaparte in 1809 296 Map of the Russian Campaign, 1812 340 LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE War With Russia: Pultusk. [1] Poland and the Poles — The Seat of War — Change in the Character of Napoleon's Army — The Battle of Pultusk — Discontent in the Grand Army — Homesickness of the French — Napoleon's Generals — His Measures of Reorganization —…