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This set the stage for the last conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, the second restoration of the French kingdom, and the permanent exile of Napoleon to the distant island of Saint Helena, where he died of stomach cancer in May 1821.
3. Okt. 2023 · The Hundred Days refers to the second reign of French Emperor Napoleon I, who unexpectedly returned from exile to reclaim the French throne. It encompasses Napoleon 's triumphant return to Paris on 20 March 1815, his climactic defeat at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June, and the restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July, a period of 110 days.
- During the Hundred Days (20 March to 8 July 1815), Napoleon returned from his exile in Elba and retook the French throne. He was declared an outlaw...
- The Hundred Days period was important for being the final stage of the Napoleonic Wars, cementing Napoleon's defeat. It also led to a harsher peace...
23. Apr. 2024 · March 20, 1815 - July 8, 1815. Location: France. Hundred Days, in French history, period between March 20, 1815, the date on which Napoleon arrived in Paris after escaping from exile on Elba, and July 8, 1815, the date of the return of Louis XVIII to Paris.
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Everyone has heard of Waterloo. Less well-known is that Napoleon had already been defeated in 1814, but escaped his exile on Elba in February 1815, swept across France gathering troops, and toppled the newly restored Bourbon monarchy in Paris without firing a shot. Only then was he defeated at Waterloo in June 1815, finally surrendering in July.
The Hundred Days is the term given to the period between Napoleon’s return from exile to the second restoration of King Louis XVIII. The entire period is actually 111 days, but it was an extremely busy time as it included the famous Waterloo Campaign, the Neapolitan War, and several other battles.
The Hundred Days is the final scene of Napoleon’s – and France’s - domination of the European stage, initiated by the French Revolution. 2015 brought a wide range of events in Britain commemorating Waterloo but the focus on the concluding battle tends to obscure the details of this final phase of France’s revolutionary transformation ...
The Hundred Days & Precursory Battles. The period known as “the hundred days” marked the events that occurred between Napoleon’s return to Paris on March 20, 1815, after his exile on Elba, and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII to the throne of France on July 8, 1815.
