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of February encamped near Troyes. That part of his army which 

 took Geneva, was before Lyons on the 19th of January. General 

 Blucher crossed the Rhine at Mayence on the 1st of January. Wig- 

 tenstein entered France near Strasburgh on the 21st. On the 29th, 

 marshal Blucher reached Brienne, where he was met by Bonaparte. 

 After much hard fighting, the French were obliged to retreat. Bo- 

 naparte fell back on Troyes and Arois, and the next day on Nogent. 

 On the 6th of February, prince Swartzenburg was at Bar-sur-Seine, 

 and marshal Blucher at Plancey, 25 miles from Nogent. Marmont 

 having approached with a considerable force from the Netherlands, 

 Blucher was now obliged to move with caution. On the 13th, his 

 head-quarters were at Champaubert. On the 14th, Marmont and Bo- 

 naparte, having effected a junction, attacked him with great impetuo- 

 sity in front and rear, and obliged him to retreat to Chalons, with con- 

 siderable loss. The advance of Swartzenburg and Wigtenstein pre- 

 vented the French from pursuing this advantage, and obliged them to 

 retire across the Seine. This river was passed by Wigtenstein at 

 Pont-sur-seine. On the 16th, his advance was driven in by the 

 French ; after which he recrossed the Seine, and Bonaparte estab- 

 lished his head-quarters at Troyes. This city was attacked on the 

 3d and 4th of March by the grand allied army, and taken, after an 

 obstinate defence. The movements of Blucher now indicated an in- 

 tention of uniting his army with that of prince Swartzenburg. To 

 prevent this, it was necessary for Bonaparte to exert all his power. 

 Driven from Troyes, he attacked the marshal atLaon on the 9th, but 

 was repulsed. After this, Bonaparte suddenly pushed upon Rheims, 

 which place he occupied, after defeating the corps of general St. 

 Priest, which defended it. Swartzenburg advanced his head -quar- 

 ters to Port-sur-seine on the 15th, with an intention of crossing the 

 Seine there. But the defeat of St. Priest induced him to carry his 

 head-quarters upon his right to Arcis-sur-aube. After the occupation 

 of Rheims, Bonaparte returned to the Marne, which he crossed at 

 Epernay on the 16th. On the 17th, prince Swartzenburg crossed the 

 Aube with part of his army, and Bonaparte pushed on to Arcis-sur- 

 Aube, which he occupied on the 20th. Here his army was attacked 

 by the allies, and, after an obstinate resistance, the place was taken by 

 the prince of Wurtemburg. While these events were taking place, 

 general Blucher, reinfoi'ced by the corps of St. Priest, advanced on 

 the 18th to Rheims, and retook that place on the 19th. Bonaparte 

 having retreated towards Vitry on the Marne, the two allied armies 

 were now enabled to unite. They were now 200,000 strong. With 



is immense force they came up with the French under Marmont, 

 Ouclinot, and Macdonald, on the 25th, and defeated them, 

 000 prisoners. They then took up their march upon Paris, 

 g Bonaparte in their rear, and driving before them the scatter- 

 ed remains of the French army. On the 28th, Blucher arrived at 

 Mcaux, and Swartzenburg at Legny. On the 29th, the allied army 

 appeared before Paris, and on the 30th that city capitulated. On the 

 31st- the emperor of Russia and king of Prussia entered Paris. The 

 people hailed them as deliverers, and immediately declared for Louis 

 XVIII. 



During the greater part of the time that these important military 

 operations were transacting, negociations were carrying on between 

 the different allied, and the French ministers, at Chattilon-sur-Seine. 

 They met on the 4th of February. The restoration of the Bourbons 



