Napoleon Returns to Paris: 140,000 Troops, Zero Shots Fired
Napoleon storms back into Paris at the head of 140,000 regular troops and 200,000 volunteers, igniting a frantic scramble across Europe that forces the major powers to reunite for one final war. This desperate gamble ends with his defeat at Waterloo, permanently shattering any hope of French dominance in the continent and redrawing the map of Europe for generations.
March 20, 1815
211 years ago
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