  His most disastrous defeat left him weak  His enemies were quick to act up against him:  Britain, Russia, Prussia and Sweden joined forces against him  Austria even declared war on him despite his marriage to Marie Louise (from Austria)  ∴ all the main powers were at war against NB The Invasion of Russia

  October 1813 : Napoleon raises a full army w/in a few months and meets the allied group of powers in Leipzig, Germany  NB’s army untrained and ill prepared for battle  The allied world powers quickly defeat NB  January 1814 they were closing in on Paris  By March : Frederick William III of Prussia and Czar Alexander I of Russia attacked Paris and won Napoleon Suffers Defeat

  April 1814 – NB’s generals refused to continue fighting and he had to surrender  Gave up his throne  Napoleon was given a small pension and was exiled to Elba  Allies expected to be done with NB…they were wrong! Napoleon Accepts Defeat

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  Louis XVIII assumed role as king in 1814  Louis XVI’s son died in prison  New king unpopular among peasants b/c they suspected him of wanting to undo the Fr. Rev’s land reforms  NB hear that he was unpopular ∴ he decides to try and escape Elba  succeeded and returned to France March 1, 1815  Crowds welcomed + celebrated him  Immediately he raises an army of volunteers and assumes role as emperor again Napoleon Returns!

  The European allies quickly gather their forces  The British army, led by the Duke of Wellington prepared for battle in Waterloo, Belgium  June 18, 1815 the Battle of Waterloo began  British were joined by the Prussian forces and after 3 days they chased NB’s army from the field  This defeat ended NB’s last attempt at power  Known as The Hundred Days b/c it literally lasted 100 days. The Hundred Days

  Great Britain not taking any chances this time  Sent him to St. Helena a remote island in the South Atlantic Napoleon Exiled a Second Time

  Lived in St. Helena for 6 years until he died of a stomach ailment  Napoleon’s defeat opened the door for all of the newly freed countries to determine what their new gov’ts would look like Napoleon at the End