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9. France under Napoleon. NINE FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
try 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. 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. UROPE 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 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
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