Napoleon I: the deprivation of power
On April 1, 1814, the day after the Allied forces of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Great Britain entered Paris, former French Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord formed a provisional government, announcing the deprivation of Napoleon I of power.
Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed emperor of France in 1804 after he actually saved the country from disaster. He was one of the most famous military strategists in history: for several years he reached the pinnacle of success - he conquered almost all of Europe.
But in 1812, Napoleon suffered the first significant military defeats - the war with Russia was lost, Spain was lost in the war against Britain, and in 1814 Napoleon suffered a crushing defeat from the countries of the anti-French coalition.
The campaign of the allies to France began in the winter, when the allied armies — the Silesian under the command of Field Marshal Gebhard Lebrecht Blucher von Walstatt; At the same time, Spanish and British troops under the command of Arthur Wesley moved from southern France to Paris.
Despite a number of small local successes, Napoleon could not get a decisive victory - against 350,000 Allied troops, he put out only the 120 thousandth army. On March 31, 1814, the first units of the Allied troops entered Paris, and the next day the government of Talleyrand-Perigord declared Emperor Napoleon I deprived of power.
On the night of April 12-13, Napoleon attempted to commit suicide. But the poison was ineffective and he survived. By decision of the allied monarchs, Napoleon took possession of the small island of Elba in the Mediterranean, where he was expelled on April 20, 1814. With him, the former emperor fled in early 1815 and managed to come to power again.
Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed emperor of France in 1804 after he actually saved the country from disaster. He was one of the most famous military strategists in history: for several years he reached the pinnacle of success - he conquered almost all of Europe.
But in 1812, Napoleon suffered the first significant military defeats - the war with Russia was lost, Spain was lost in the war against Britain, and in 1814 Napoleon suffered a crushing defeat from the countries of the anti-French coalition.
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The campaign of the allies to France began in the winter, when the allied armies — the Silesian under the command of Field Marshal Gebhard Lebrecht Blucher von Walstatt; At the same time, Spanish and British troops under the command of Arthur Wesley moved from southern France to Paris.
Despite a number of small local successes, Napoleon could not get a decisive victory - against 350,000 Allied troops, he put out only the 120 thousandth army. On March 31, 1814, the first units of the Allied troops entered Paris, and the next day the government of Talleyrand-Perigord declared Emperor Napoleon I deprived of power.
On the night of April 12-13, Napoleon attempted to commit suicide. But the poison was ineffective and he survived. By decision of the allied monarchs, Napoleon took possession of the small island of Elba in the Mediterranean, where he was expelled on April 20, 1814. With him, the former emperor fled in early 1815 and managed to come to power again.
