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i (12° h) had transited his extraordinary t A o at the time of the imposing victory of Arcole, which confirmed him as the hero; a transit that was qualified and intensified by the accompanying sextile from o at 8° x. In 1807-1808, “ came to oppose this same conjunction: a tough halfvictory at Eylau, unhappy interventions in Portugal and Spain; these were early signs that the Grande Armée was vulnerable.
The Battle of Nations, Leipzig 19th October 1813
Following the i conjunctions came u A o. Time was no longer an ecstasy of speed, noise, smoke, drum rolls and lightning strikes, and the Grande Armée, which had up to this point been able to wrap itself in a mission of liberation (Italian, Polish. awakening.) became almost stealthily a repressive power. In a stormy rush of nationalistic fervor, many countries awoke from their torpor and began to resist the military occupation of an abusive conqueror. Thence are heard the drumbeats of a guerrilla army; as it was with the holy war waged by devout Spain where crucifix mixed with knife and gun. It is impossible to fight an army of snipers, of partisans who, in an underground enterprise, badger you and bring you to wear and tear and bog you down. The war became national in Europe, whereas it lost this characteristic in France. When the Russian campaign began, on 24th June 1812, o at 11° c squared the natal t A o, which was already weakened by the opposition from “. And, this time, fate became mixed up. “I always beat the Russians and that does not mean anything.” His entrance into Moscow, September 14, was a false victory. y at 1° g was semi-square the t A o, and what a tragic reception the huge fire of the 45