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He was forced to retreat, through a fearful winter, without provisions and harassed by the Cossacks, who hung on the rear and cut off the stragglers, so that his whole splendid army had become a mere miserable, broken, straggling remnant by the time the survivors reached the Prussian frontier. HE WAS FORCED TO RETREAT THROUGH A FEARFUL WINTER WITHOUT PROVISIONS AND HARASSED BY THE COSSACKS WHO HUNG ON THE REAR AND CUT OFF THE STRAGGLERS SO THAT HIS WHOLE SPLENDID ARMY HAD BECOME A MERE MISERABLE BROKEN STRAGGLING REMNANT BY THE TIME THE SURVIVORS REACHED THE PRUSSIAN FRONTIER
attles at Eylau and Friedland. Peace was then made with all three at Tilsit, in 1807, the terms pressing exceedingly hard upon Prussia. Schemes of invading England were entertained by the Emperor, but were disconcerted by the destruction of the French and Spanish fleets by Nelson at Trafalgar. Spain was then in alliance with France; but Napoleon, treacherously getting the royal family into his hands, seized their kingdom, making his brother Joseph its king. But the Spaniards would not submit, and called in the English to their aid. The Peninsular War resulted in a series of victories on the part of the English under Wellington, while Austria, beginning another war, was again so crushed that the Emperor durst not refuse to give his daughter in marriage to Napoleon. However, in 1812, the conquest of Russia proved an exploit beyond Napoleon's powers. He reached Moscow with his Grand Army, but the city was burnt down immediately after his arrival, and he had no shelter or means of support.  BATTLES AT EHER AND FRIEDLAND PEACE WAS THEN MADE WITH ALL THREE AT TILSIT IN EIGHTEEN O SEVEN THE TERMS PRESSING EXCEEDINGLY HARD UPON PRUSSIA SCHEMES OF INVADING ENGLAND WERE ENTERTAINED BY THE EMPEROR BUT WERE DISCONCERTED BY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FRENCH AND SPANISH FLEETS BY NELSON AT TRAFALGAR SPAIN WAS THEN IN ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE BUT NAPOLEON TREACHEROUSLY GETTING THE ROYAL FAMILY INTO HIS HANDS SEIZED THEIR KINGDOM MAKING HIS BROTHER JOSEPH ITS KING BUT THE SPANIARDS WOULD NOT SUBMIT AND CALLED IN THE ENGLISH TO THEIR AID THE PENINSULAR WAR RESULTED IN A SERIES OF VICTORIES ON THE PART OF THE ENGLISH UNDER WELLINGTON WHILE AUSTRIA BEGINNING ANOTHER WAR WAS AGAIN SO CRUSHED THAT THE EMPEROR DOST NOT REFUSE TO GIVE HIS DAUGHTER IN MARRIAGE TO NAPOLEON HOWEVER IN EIGHTEEN TWELVE THE CONQUEST OF RUSSIA PROVED AN EXPLOIT BEYOND NAPOLEON'S POWERS HE REACHED MOSCOW WITH HIS GRAND ARMY BUT THE CITY WAS BURNT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL AND HE HAD NO SHELTER OR MEANS OF SUPPORT
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