Napoleon Abdicates a Second Time: Waterloo Ends the Hundred Days
Napoleon surrendered his crown a second time following his crushing defeat at Waterloo, ending his Hundred Days of return and sealing his exile to Saint Helena. This final abdication allowed the Bourbon monarchy to restore Louis XVIII to the French throne, concluding nearly two decades of continuous European warfare.
June 22, 1815
211 years ago
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