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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 4443240" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>In 1812, thinking that Russia was plotting an alliance with England, Napoleon launched an invasion against the Russians that eventually ended with his troops retreating from Moscow and much of Europe uniting against him. In 1814, Napoleon’s broken forces gave up and Napoleon offered to step down in favor of his son. When this offer was rejected, he abdicated and was sent to Elba. In March 1815, he escaped his island exile and returned to Paris, where he regained supporters and reclaimed his emperor title, Napoleon I, in a period known as the Hundred Days. However, in June 1815, he was defeated at the bloody <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/battle-of-waterloo" target="_blank"><u>Battle of Waterloo</u></a>. Napoleon’s defeat ultimately signaled the end of France’s domination of Europe. He abdicated for a second time and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, in the southern Atlantic Ocean, where he lived out the rest of his days. He <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-dies-in-exile" target="_blank"><u>died at age 52</u></a> on May 5, 1821, possibly from stomach cancer, although some theories contend he was poisoned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 4443240, member: 1246"] In 1812, thinking that Russia was plotting an alliance with England, Napoleon launched an invasion against the Russians that eventually ended with his troops retreating from Moscow and much of Europe uniting against him. In 1814, Napoleon’s broken forces gave up and Napoleon offered to step down in favor of his son. When this offer was rejected, he abdicated and was sent to Elba. In March 1815, he escaped his island exile and returned to Paris, where he regained supporters and reclaimed his emperor title, Napoleon I, in a period known as the Hundred Days. However, in June 1815, he was defeated at the bloody [URL='http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/battle-of-waterloo'][U]Battle of Waterloo[/U][/URL]. Napoleon’s defeat ultimately signaled the end of France’s domination of Europe. He abdicated for a second time and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, in the southern Atlantic Ocean, where he lived out the rest of his days. He [URL='https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-dies-in-exile'][U]died at age 52[/U][/URL] on May 5, 1821, possibly from stomach cancer, although some theories contend he was poisoned. [/QUOTE]
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