Page last modified 29 October Home Page. Click here for history of France and Germany from 1 January They were concerned at Russia gaining sovereignty over Poland in exchange for allowing Prussia domination in Saxony, which made Russia and Prussia the hegemonic powers in central Europe. Napoleon escapes Elba, attempts to regain power. The Hundred Days War. Exile to St Helena, died Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia renewed their Quadruple Alliance and agreed to exclude the Bonaparte dynasty from French rule for another 20 years.
An Allied army of occupation was installed in Paris. Under this Alliance, each power agreed to supply 60, soldiers in the event of French aggression. He arrived there on 16 October Combined British and Prussian forces, 15, and 8, respectively led by the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshall Blucher decisively defeated the French 25, under Napoleon.
Napoleon miscalculated, underestimating his enemies. Finally, only minutes before the Prussian cavalry arrived at Genappe, Napoleon succeeded in crossing the bridge and galloped away towards Paris. See 26 February Napoleon defeated by Lord Wellington ; however the French managed to prevent Wellington from aiding Blucher at Ligny this day, where the Prussians were defeated.
The Prussians lost 12, men, against French losses of of 8, Napoleon was hoping, by invading The Netherlands, to eliminate Britain and Prussia from the coalition against him. On 3 May Murat was defeated by the Austrians at Tolentino. Murat fled Naples on 20 May and entered France. British fears that Elba was too close a place to France to exile Napoleon were realised.
He arrived in Paris on 20 March However he stated that his right to the throne was hereditary, not by gift of the people. The Treaty of Paris returned France to its borders see 20 November Surrender of France, abdication of Napoleon, departure for Elba, He retained the title of Emperor.
