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Napoleon's military star first shone at the siege of Toulon in 1793, where he commanded the artillery, a post which he filled with the greatest energy. For his valiant action at Toulon, he was rewarded with the rank of brigadier-general. In 1796 the campaign was vigorously pursued in Italy, until in November, the French were hotly contending against the Austrians at Arcola, where the latter succeeded in retaining possession of the bridge over the Alpone River. However, the French desperately attacked them on the 17th and successfully carried the position. On July 1, 1798, Napoleon arrived before Alexandria. The campaign in Egypt was a desperate one and much hardship and suffering was endured by the French army. Napoleon's enterprise, however, was again met by success and on the 18th of August, 1799, he set sail for the continent after the conquest of Egypt. In the beginning of 1800, Napoleon again pursued operations in Italy, which extended to June, when after successfully crossing the Alps by the St. Bernard Pass, the second Italian campaign was brought to an end. On December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of the French at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris. One year later he was desperately engaged in the famous battle of Austerlitz against the allied forces of Russia and Austria. Here was fought a great pitched battle which finally ended in a decided victory for the French. Thus the battle of Austerlitz brought the war of 1805 to a close. Napoleon's campaign in Russia in 1812 was weighted with great losses, both from his battles as well as from the terrible toll of the severe Russian climate. After the battle of Borodino, the French army entered Moscow, the Russian capital, where Napoleon had decided to make his winter headquarters. But the Russian patriots, rather than have Moscow fall into the hands of the invaders, burned the capital, causing the French to evacuate the city. Therefore, in October, 1812, the Grand Army began the retreat from Moscow, a retreat which proved so disastrous to the French. Harassed in flank and rear by the Cossacks, they left a track of dead and dying across the frozen plains of Russia. On the 5th of December, Napoleon left the army and started on the journey to Paris. Napoleon's campaign in France ended in April, 1814, when he was forced by the allied powers to abdicate the throne of France and retire to the island of Elba. The history of the origin of Napoleon's resolve to leave Elba is still to some extent wrapped in mystery. He returned to France on March 1, 1815, and at once commenced operations to restore the imperial throne. Several months later, on June 18th, he was engaged in the famous battle of Waterloo, which resulted in his overwhelming defeat by the allies under Wellington and Blucher. Thus was brought to a close the military career of Napoleon, who soon after was exiled to the island of St, Helena, where "the captive giant was handed over by the Earth to the guardianship of the Ocean." There he remained a prisoner till March 5, 1821, when his indomitable spirit surrendered to Death, the conqueror of all.

Illustrates both the powerlessness of the ordinary worker as well as an intimate portrait of the joys and sorrows of a small group of people in the harbor section of Hamburg.

The first scenes are in a modern Italian village, and the drama is related by an old bagpiper and concerns himself. His sister and father are his neighbors during the eventful days of 1861-62. After the prologue the village occupied by the dissolute Bourbon soldiers is shown. Carola, the sister, is the pride of the countryside. When three semi-intoxicated soldiers attempt to insult her, she rushes to her father. He grabs his gun and rushes down into the courtyard, where he meets the fire from one of the soldier's guns. The brother is away with fellow Garibaldians while Carola is left alone with the body of her dead father. The brother returns with his detachment of "red-shirter," and promptly routs the representatives of the hated Bourbon monarch. But soon a larger detachment of Bourbons is sent to the village. Their feelings stirred to a boiling degree by the death of Carola's father, the villagers give battle to the Bourbons, but the regular soldiers outnumber them, and they seek a vantage point in the old church, where a three-days' attack takes place. The leader of the Garibaldians realizes that they will have to surrender or starve unless assistance can be secured from the neighboring city of Caserta, but the attempt to secure this assistance means almost certain death to the messenger. The leader suggests this, but remarks that hardly anyone present would care to take such a risk. But Carola surprises all of them by promptly volunteering to go. The leader throws a rifle over Carola's shoulder and, after being lowered on a rope for a distance of nearly one hundred and fifty feet, Carola gains the roadway in the rear of the church, but she is seen by some of the Bourbons. She does not stop. One of the bullets strikes her in the leg, but despite the great pain she struggles onward and finally reaches a small house on the outskirts of the neighboring city, where her cry for help is answered by a fellow countrywoman, who opens the door, which had been securely locked against the intruders. The woman sees Carola's wound and is about to alleviate the pain when Carola stops her, saying that there is no time for that, her neighbors in the church must be rescued. The woman heeds the advice and, with a revolver in her hand, rushes to the center of the city, where she informs the Garibaldians. Stopping at the house of the woman on their way to the besieged church they find Carola on the floor, dead. The Garibaldians rush forward and surprise the Bourbons with the ferocity of their attack. In the street encounter the Bourbons lose and in the final stand at the church they are completely routed and they flee along the Volturno River to safety. The besieged welcome their saviors with vehement thanks. Carola's brother rushes up to them to inquire of his sister, and the women point in the direction from which they have come. The brother and the women lead the natives to the house and there they find the body of Carola. Removing their hats and kneeling in prayer they weep as they say a benediction over the noble girl who had sacrificed her life for them.