History of Europe from the commencement of the French revolution to the restoration of the Bourbons - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ...battle of Leipiic. im' 5!" " ",3-O""-""' CamP-d" (0 Uan. 21,23. Vaud. i. 122, 123. 'l'. lli A grand design 1 yery nearly what Napoleon time lo recover from his defeats, but move with the utmost expedition across the Rhine to Paris. At the same time, however, with a caution which could hardly have been expected from his impetuous character, be dissembled his wishes, and, in the hope of throwing the enemy off their guard, spread abroad the report that (he invasion of France was to take place on the side of Switzerland, and that he, much to his regret, was merely to maintain a defensive position on the right bank of the Rhine; and, with that view, busily employed himself in purveying for the wants of his troops, as in winter quarters. At length, on the 26th December, the long wished for orders arrived, and the Prussian general immediately made preparations for concentrating his troops and crossing the Rhine. His instructions were of the simplest description (1)--to cross the river, form the blockade of Mayence, and without heeding the other fortresses on the Moselle and theMeuse, to push forward, without hailing, across France into Champagne, so as to be in readiness, by the 2Gth January, to join Prince Schwarlzcnberg between Arcis and Troyes. i'i... or These were the armies which were destined to commence imSm'yo mediate operations for the invasion of France; but the force of i;. i,-. t,e Prince-Royal of Sweden was also concentrated on the Lower Rhine, and was intrusted with a subordinate, but very important pari in the general plan of operations. It was well known that this ambitious prince, distracted between his obligations to the Allies, and hopes of being advanced by them, upon Napoleon's fall, to the throne of Fra...