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He had drained France of men by his constant call for soldiers, who were drawn by conscription from the whole country, till there were not enough to do the work in the fields, and foreign prisoners had to be employed; but he had conferred on her one great benefit in the great code of laws called the "_Code Napoléon_," which has ever since continued in force. HE HAD DRAINED FRANCE OF MEN BY HIS CONSTANT CALL FOR SOLDIERS WHO WERE DRAWN BY CONSCRIPTION FROM THE WHOLE COUNTRY TILL THEY WERE NOT ENOUGH TO DO THE WORK IN THE FIELDS AND FOREIGN PRISONERS HAD TO BE EMPLOYED BUT HE HAD CONFERRED ON HER ONE GREAT BENEFIT IN THE GREAT CODE OF LAWS CALLED THE CODE NAPOLEON WHICH HAS EVER SINCE CONTINUED IN FORCE
ons 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 himself had hurried back to Paris as soon as he found their case hopeless, to arrange his resistance to all Europe--for every country rose against him on his first disaster--and the next year was spent in a series of desperate battles in Germany between him and the Allied Powers. Lützen and Bautzen were doubtful, but the two days' battle of Leipzic was a terrible defeat. In the year 1814, four armies--those of Austria, Russia, England, and Prussia--entered France at once; and though Napoleon resisted, stood bravely and skilfully, and gained single battles against Austria and Prussia, he could not stand against all Europe. In April the Allies entered Paris, and he was forced to abdicate, being sent under a strong guard to the little Mediterranean isle of Elba.  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 HIMSELF HAD HURRIED BACK TO PARIS AS SOON AS HE FOUND THEIR CASE HOPELESS TO ARRANGE HIS RESISTANCE TO ALL EUROPE FOR EVERY COUNTRY ROSE AGAINST HIM ON HIS FIRST DISASTER AND THEXT YEAR WAS SPENT IN A SERIES OF DESPERATE BATTLES IN GERMANY BETWEEN HIM AND THE ALLIED POWERS LEOTSEN AND BOTZEN WERE DOUBTFUL BUT THE TWO DAYS BATTLE OF LEIPSIC WAS A TERRIBLE DEFEAT IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN FOURTEEN FOUR ARMIES THOSE OF AUSTRIA RUSSIA ENGLAND AND PRUSSIA ENTERED FRANCE AT ONCE AND THOUGH NAPOLEON RESISTED STOOD BRAVELY AND SKILFULLY AND GAINED SINGLE BATTLES AGAINST AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA HE COULD NOT STAND AGAINST ALL EUROPE IN APRIL THE ALLIES ENTERED PARIS AND HE WAS FORCED TO ABDICATE BEING SENT UNDER A STRONG GUARD TO THE LITTLE MEDITERRANEAN ISLE OF ELBA
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