"The Bizarre Plot to Rescue Napoleon from Exile by Submarine" Topic

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17 Jul 2019 10:06 p.m. PST

"After having conquered most of Europe, Napoleon suffered defeat and gave up his throne in 1814. A few months later, he escaped from the island of Elba and returned to the French mainland, rallying men as he went and forming a new army. The unloved and unpopular Bourbon king of France fled to Belgium, and Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor once again, soon raising an army 200,000 strong.

His former enemies, England, Prussia, Russia, and Austria, did not sit idly by while Napoleon reclaimed his throne. They raised new armies and formed the so-called Seventh Coalition against him. Inflicting defeat on the Prussians and many casualties on the British, Napoleon hoped for one final decisive battle that would allow him time to secure his place in France…"
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