CHAPTER XI.

Rise of the Nation (1807-1815).--Sorrowful condition of the people in the year 1807--The first signs of rising strength--Hatred of the French Emperor--Arming of Prussia--Character and importance of the movement of 1813--Napoleon's flight--Expedition of the French to Russia in 1812, and return in 1813--The Cossacks--The people rise--General enthusiasm--The volunteer Jaegers and patriotic gifts--The Landwehr and the Landsturm--The first combat--Impression of the war on the citizens--The enemy in the city--The course of the war--The celebration of victory