Note 324 — PRELIMINARY REMARKS.320 Condition of Europe after the battle of Waterloo.—Necessity for peace.
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Such was Napoleon’s opinion. In an address to his army, he says—“Soldiers! I have occasion for you! The hideous presence of the leopard contaminates the continent of Spain and Portugal. Let your aspect terrify and drive him thence! Let us carry our conquering eagles even to the Pillars of Hercules; there also we have an injury to avenge.”