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However, in 1812, the conquest of Russia proved an exploit beyond Napoleon's powers. HOWEVER IN EIGHTEEN TWELVE THE CONQUEST OF RUSSIA PROVED AN EXPLOIT BEYOND NAPOLEON'S POWERS
to this new French Empire caused a fresh war with all Europe. The Austrian army, however, was defeated at Ulm and Austerlitz, the Prussians were entirely crushed at Jena, and the Russians fought two terrible but almost drawn battles 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. ON OF ITALY TO THIS NEW FRENCH EMPIRE CAUSED A FRESH WAR WITH ALL EUROPE THE AUSTRIAN ARMY HOWEVER WAS DEFEATED AT LMES AND OSTERLITZ THE PRUSSIANS WERE ENTIRELY CRUSHED AT GENA AND THE RUSSIANS FOUGHT TWO TERRIBLE BUT ALMOST DRAWN 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
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