The Emperors of Russia and Austria, M'ith the
King of Prussia, liiid once more placed themselves
at the head of their respective armies. The whole
eastern frontier was menaced by immense forcegT
One hundred and fifty tiiousand Austrians, disen-
gaged from Murat, might enter France through
Switzerland, the Cantons having acceded to the
coalition. An army equal in strength menaced the
higher Rhine. Schwartzenberg commanded the
Anstrians in chief, having under him Bellegarde,
and Frimont, Bianchi, and Vincent. Two hundred
thousand Russians were pressing towards tlie fron-
tiers of Alsace. The Archduke Constantine was
nominated generalissimo, but Barclay de Tollyi,
Sacken, Langeron, &c were the efficient commimd-
era. One hundred and fifty thousand Prussians,
under Blucher, occupied Flanders, and were united
witli abnut eighty thousand troops, British, or in
British pay, under the Duke of Wellington. There
were also to be reckoned the contingents of the dif-
ferent princes of Germany, so that the allied for-*
cea were computed grosi^ly to amount to upwards
of one million of men. The reader must not, howi^
ever, suppose tliat such an immense force was,
could be, brought forward at once. They
necessarily disposed on various lines for the fion-
e of sabsistence, and were to be brought up
ively in support of each other.
