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War of the Sixth Coalition

  • Six Days' CampaignBy the start of 1814, the Sixth Coalition had defeated French forces in both Germany and Spain. Three Coalition armies prepared to invade France from the…
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814)On the 11th of April 1814, Napoleon signed his abdication at the Palace of Fontainebleau. This moment ended years of conflict known as the War of the Sixth…
  • Campaign in north-east France (1814)The destruction of Napoleon's Grande Armée during the Russian Campaign in 1813 created a power vacuum that Prussia and Austria could not ignore.
  • Acte de déchéance de l'EmpereurThe French Consulate emerged from the chaos of 18 Brumaire, a military coup executed by General Bonaparte. This event established an equilateral triumvirate…
  • War of the Sixth CoalitionIn June 1812, Napoleon crossed the Neman river with an army of 650,000 men. Roughly half were French soldiers, while the rest came from allied or subject…
  • Principality of ElbaThe Treaty of Fontainebleau signed on the 11th of April 1814 transformed the Mediterranean island of Elba into a personal possession for Napoleon Bonaparte.