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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. 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
 him, till a general peace was made at Amiens in 1803; but it only lasted for a year, for the French failed to perform the conditions, and began the war afresh. In the mean time Buonaparte had restored religion and order, and so entirely mastered France that, in 1804, he was able to form the republic into an empire, and affecting to be another Charles the Great, he caused the Pope to say mass at his coronation, though he put the crown on his own head. A concordat with the Pope reinstated the clergy, but altered the division of the dioceses, and put the bishops and priests in the pay of the State. 8. The Empire.--The union of Italy 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. LL A GENERAL PEACE WAS MADE AT AMMION IN EIGHTEEN O THREE BUT IT ONLY LASTED FOR A YEAR FOR THE FRENCH FAILED TO PERFORM THE CONDITIONS AND BEGAN THE WAR AFRESH IN THE MEANTIME BONAPARTE HAD RESTORED RELIGION AND ORDER AND SO ENTIRELY MASTERED FRANCE THAT IN EIGHTEEN O FOUR HE WAS ABLE TO FORM THE REPUBLIC INTO AN EMPIRE AND AFFECTING TO BE ANOTHER CHARLES THE GREAT HE CAUSED THE POPE TO SAY MASS AT HIS CORONATION THOUGH HE PUT THE CROWN ON HIS OWN HEAD A CONCORR WITH THE POPE REINSTATED THE CLERGY BUT ALTERED THE DIVISION OF THE DIOCESES AND PUT THE BISHOPS AND PRIESTS IN THE PAY OF THE STATE EIGHT THE EMPIRE THE UNION 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
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