The Glory of the Eag

At first, officers tried to stop the tide of fleeing soldiers, but they soon realized they were powerless and were even swept up in the retreat themselves.,When Napoleon first abdicated in 1814, at the "invitation" of Emperor Francis of Austria, the French empress, his daughter Louise, arrived at this Austrian palace with her son on May 21st. From then on, she became a crowned hostage.,Perhaps the scorching flames of the Battle of Waterloo were too much for Napoleon's son's soul to bear.。