Note: published earlier as Sailing Vessels of the Baltic Fleet. Illustration for History of Russia by Alfred Rambaud (Bolles, c 1890).
Identifier: grandestcenturyi00nort (find matches)
Title: Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ... etc., etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Text Appearing Before Image: GREAT EVENTS IN RUSSIA.
empire in 1806. The Coming Struggle. In 1809 commenced the fifth coalition against Napoleon. Alexander^ who was obliged by treaty to furnish assistance to the French emperor, did all that he could to prevent the war. A quarrel with Turkey led to its invasion by a Russian army. This war was terminated in 1812. Russia gave up Moldavia and Wallachia, which she had occupied, but kept Bessarabia, with the fortress of Khotin and Bender. Gradually an estrangement took place between Alexander and Napoleon, not only on account of the creation of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, but because Russia was suffering greatly from the Continental blockade, to which Alexander had been forced to give his adhesion. This led to the great invasion of Russia by Napoleon in 1812. On May 9, 1812, Napoleon left Paris for Dresden, and the Russian and French the Niemen and advanced by forced marches to Smolensk. Here he defeated the Russians, and again at the terrible battle of Borodino, and then
Text Appearing After Image: GREAT EVENTS IN RUSSIA.
THE RUSSIAN Ambassadors received their passports. The grand army comprised 678,000 men, 356,000 of them being French; and. to oppose them, the Russians assembled 372,000 men. Napoleon crossed entered I Moscow, which had been abandoned by most of the inhabitants; soon afterwards a fire broke out (probably caused by the order of Rostopchin, the governor), which raged six days and which destroyed the greater part of the city. Notwithstanding this disaster, Napoleon lingered five weeks among the ruins, endeavouring to negotiate a peace, which he seemed to think Alexander would be sure to grant; but he had mistaken the spirit of the Emperor and his people. On the 18th of October Napoleon reluctantly commenced his backward march. The weather was unusually severe, and the country all round had been devastated by the French on their march. With their ranks continually thinned by cold, hunger, and the skirmishes of the Cossacks who hung upon their rear, the French r

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