Last Days of Napoleon

He was forty-five years and still felt able to cope with Europe. The errors of the Bourbons, that despite the long exile did not resign to compromise with the bourgeoisie, and the discontent of the people gave him time to act. He landed in France with only one thousand men and, without firing a shot, a new bathroom triumphant crowds again seize power in Paris.


But it was utterly defeated in June 1815 by European states-watchers had not laid down their arms, attentive to a possible French reinvigoration "in Waterloo and put back in the dilemma of abdicating. Thus ended his second term imperial short duration that has been called the Hundred Days (March-June 1815).

Before he died, May 5, 1821, wrote a memoir, the Memorial of St. Helena, where he described himself as he wished to see him posterity. This has not yet agreed on its unique blend of gruff personality broadsword barracks, the statesman, visionary, adventurer and hero of antiquity obsessed with glory.


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Conflict with the Britains

The coming war with Britain since 1803 but in 1805 the Third Coalition broke apart from the island including Russia, Sweden, Austria and Naples. Despite the defeat at Trafalgar hand of the British again made that Napoleon was limited to the land battles. He got what he wanted at Austerlitz on December 2, 1805. He had already forced Spain to join France, his brother Joseph was declared King of Italy and the newly founded Kingdom of the Netherlands to his brother Luis. The answer was the Fourth Coalition of Prussia and Austria.


He also was common in the sabotage and a good network of communications. Then they conducted the elections of 1797 that favored the royalists. Fortunately, Napoleon decided to return to save back to the Convention, defeating the enemy. So with these plans on the future of the Republic. It concludes that the greatest enemy is Britain, especially by sea.

Napoleon wants to invade the island, but to his inability to do so by that time due to the enormous number of ships of the Royal Navy, decided it best to go to Egypt, part of France as a colony, and from there to attack Persia and reach India. In this way Britain would be deprived of its main sources.





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100 days empire

 The Hundred Days, sometimes known as the Hundred Days of Napoleon or Napoleon's Hundred DaysNapoleon I of France's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 (a period of 111 days).^[3] This period saw the for specificity, marked the period between Emperor War of the Seventh Coalition, and includes the Waterloo Campaign^[4] and the Neapolitan War. The phrase les Cent Jours was first used by the prefect of Paris, Gaspard, comte de Chabrol, in his speech welcoming the King.

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Conquests

Napoleon’s Disaster in Russia


The Napoleonic Empire may have shown signs of decline by 1811, including a downturn in diplomatic fortunes and continuing failure in Spain, but such matters were overshadowed by what happened next. In 1812 Napoleon went to war with Russia, assembling a force of over 400,000 soldiers, accompanied by the same number of followers and support. Such an army was almost impossible to feed or adequately control and the Russians repeatedly retreated, destroying the local resources and separating Bonaparte from his supplies.

The Emperor continually dithered, eventually reaching Moscow on September 8th after the Battle of Borodino, a bludgeoning conflict where over 80,000 soldiers died. However, the Russians refused to surrender, instead torching Moscow and forcing Napoleon into a long retreat back to friendly territory. The Grande Armée was assailed by starvation, extremes of weather and terrifying Russian partisans throughout, and by the end of 1812 only 10,000 soldiers were able to fight. Many of the rest had died in horrible conditions, with the camp's followers faring even worse.

In the final half of 1812 Napoleon had destroyed most of his army, suffered a humiliating retreat, made an enemy of Russia, obliterated France's stock of horses and shattered his reputation. A coup had been attempted in his absence and his enemies in Europe were re-invigorated, forming a grand alliance intent on removing him. As vast numbers of enemy soldiers advanced across Europe towards France, over-turning the states Bonaparte had created, the Emperor raised, equipped and fielded a new army. This was a remarkable achievement but the combined forces of Russia, Prussia, Austria and others just used a simple plan, retreating from the emperor himself and advancing again when he moved to face the next threat.

Military Career

Napoleon and The Army of Italy


In 1796 France attacked Austria. Napoleon was given command of the Army of Italy - the post he wanted - whereupon he welded a young, starving and disgruntled army into a force which won victory after victory against, theoretically stronger, Austrian opponents. Aside from the Battle of Arcole, where Napoleon was lucky rather than clever, the campaign is legitimately legendary. Napoleon returned to France in 1797 as the nation's brightest star, having fully emerged from the need for a patron. Ever a great self-publicist, he maintained the profile of a political independent, thanks partly to the newspapers he now ran.

Biography

One of the greatest military commanders and a risk taking gambler; a workaholic genius and an impatient short term planner; a vicious cynic who forgave his closest betrayers; a misogynist who could enthrall men; Napoleon Bonaparte was all of these and more, the twice-emperor of France whose military endeavors and sheer personality dominated Europe in person for a decade, and in thought for a century.