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 of February were fought the battles of Dizier, Brienne, Champ Aubert, and Montmirai, with various success; but now the advanced guard of the Russians entered into action, and Napoleon was called to another quarter. The sanguinary conflicts of Montereau and Nogent followed, in which the allied forces suffered severely, and were obliged to retire upon Troyes. Early in March the treaty of alliance was concluded between England, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, by which each was bound not to make peace but upon certain, conditions. This was signed at Chatillon on the 15th March, and made known to Napoleon, who refused the terms. His plan was now to get into the rear of the combined army, and by this manoeuvre to endeavour to draw them off from Paris, but the allies gaining possession of his intention by an intercepted letter, lastened their progress, and on the 30th March attacked the heights of Chaumont, from which they were repulsed with great loss. At length, however, their extensive array, bore on so many paints, that on the French being driven back on the barriers of Paris, marshal Marmont, why commanded there, sent a flag of truce, and proposed to deliver up the city. Napoleon hastened from Fontainbleau, but was apprised five leagues from Paris of the result, he accordingly returned to Fontainbleau, where he commanded an army of 50,000 men, and the negociation ensued, which terminated with his consignment to the island of Elba, with the title of ex-emperor, and a pension of two millions of livres He displayed no unbecoming want of firmness on this occasion, and on the 20th April, after embracing the officer commanding the attendant grenadiers of his guard, and the imperial eagles, he departed to his destination.

It is unnecessary to detail the events of his brief