The Glory of the Eag

He watched, unmoved, as tens of thousands of soldiers from all corners of France, resplendent in their fine uniforms, fought to the death for him. In his twenty years of military service, he had long since become accustomed to conquest and glory, to danger and death; such scenes no longer stirred him.,But the emperor himself just stood there, his face pale as he watched the tide of retreating soldiers, not saying a word.,Perhaps the scorching flames of the Battle of Waterloo were too much for Napoleon's son's soul to bear.。