The book The Decline And Fall of Napoleon was written by author Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley, Viscount, 1833-1913 Here you can read free online of The Decline And Fall of Napoleon book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Decline And Fall of Napoleon a good or bad book?
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Blucher's being the smaller body he turned first upon him. His plan was excellent ; but it failed through one of those accidents which in war have so often frustrated the most ably devised schemes. An H 98 THE DECLINE AND FALL OF NAPOLEON. intercepted despatch disclosed the movement to the Allies. An indecisive action at Brienne, on January 28th, was succeeded by Napoleon's defeat at La Rothiere on February 1st, where he lost heavily and had 54 guns and 3000 men taken by the enemy. After this v...ictory the Allies again separated their armies whilst Napoleon fell back upon Nogent. In the meantime, whilst Schwarzenberg was slowly and timidly following the retreating Emperor, Blucher was pushing past beyond him to the north making straight for Paris. In the haste of movement Blucher had, for the convenience of administration, broken up his army into detachments. Sacken with 15,000 men was at Ferte-sous-Jouarre ; York's corps was dis- seminated along the road towards Chateau Thierry ; 5000 Russians were at Champ-Aubert ; and Blucher himself was at Fere-Champenoise with 20,000 men.
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