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War of the Seventh Coalition
The Hundred Days, also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition, marked the period between Emperor Napoleon I of France’s return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII … Continue reading
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Battle of Waterloo
The Battlefield at Waterloo is small, only 3 miles east/west and 1 1/2 miles deep on which massed nearly 70,000 allies and 71,000 French troops. Wellington had chosen his ground carefully since he had seen the battlefield previously. He deployed … Continue reading
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The Hundred Days
The restored monarchy had offended and alarmed so many Frenchmen in so many ways that they looked upon Napoleon as a deliverer and an avenger. Courtiers and ministers protested loyalty to the King – but took steps to make themselves … Continue reading
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Allies Enter Paris (1814)
“Sadly, loyalty to the Emperor was so much diminished in the Senate and the legislative body, that there were leading members of these assemblies, such as Tallyrand, … and others, who through secret emissaries informed the allied sovereigns of the … Continue reading
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Defence of France & Six Days Campaign (1814)
In January 1814 the French army was again on home soil after the defeats of 1812 and 1813. 73,000 men were lost as a direct result of Leipzig and Napoleon was obliged to leave another 100,000 troops in garrisons in … Continue reading
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Battle of Hanau
The Battle of Hanau was fought on (30 – 31 October 1813) between Karl Philipp von Wrede’s Austro-Bavarian corps and Napoleon’s retreating French during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Following Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Leipzig earlier in … Continue reading
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Battle of Bautzen (May 20-21, 1813)
After the loss of the Battle of Lützen, the combined Russian and Prussian army of Prince Wittgenstein retreated eastward. Ordered to make a stand by Czar Alexander and the King of Prussia, Wittgenstein took up a defensive position at Bautzen … Continue reading
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Battle of Lutzen
In the Battle of Lützen (May 2, 1813), Napoleon lured a combined Prussian and Russian force into a trap, halting the advances of the Sixth Coalition after his devastating losses in Russia. The Russian commander, Prince Peter Wittgenstein, attempting to … Continue reading
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War of the Sixth Coalition
In the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814), a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain and a number of German States finally defeated France and drove Napoleon Bonaparte into exile on Elba. After Napoleon’s disastrous invasion … Continue reading
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Battle of Wagram (July 5-6, 1809)
Following his near defeat at Aspern-Essling (May 21-22) after trying to force a crossing of the Danube, Napoleon reinforced his army and built up a large supply base on the isle of Lobau. By early July, he felt ready to … Continue reading
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