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Napoleon's Hundred Days Timeline

(March 1, 1815 – July 8, 1815)

Napoleon's Hundred Days was the brief period in 1815 when he returned from exile, reclaimed power in France, and faced the Seventh Coalition before his final defeat and abdication. Less

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Congress of Vienna declares Napoleon an outlaw

Mar 13, 1815

At the Congress of Vienna, the Great Powers and their allies declared Napoleon an outlaw. The declaration marked the beginning of the War of the Seventh Coalition against his restored imperial government.

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Congress of Vienna declares Napoleon an outlaw

Napoleon issues the Lyon edict

Mar 13, 1815

At Lyon, Napoleon issued an edict dissolving the existing chambers and ordering the convocation of a national mass meeting known as the Champ de Mai. The proposed meeting was intended to modify the constitution of the Napoleonic Empire.

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Napoleon issues the Lyon edict

Murat declares war on Austria

Mar 15, 1815

Joachim Murat, Napoleon's brother-in-law and King of Naples, declared war on Austria after a pro-Napoleon uprising in Naples. The declaration began the Neapolitan War during the wider crisis caused by Napoleon's return.

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Murat declares war on Austria

The Neapolitan War

Mar 15, 1815 - May 20, 1815

The Neapolitan War pitted the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples against the Austrian Empire. It ended on 20 May with the signing of the Treaty of Casalanza.

Napoleon returns to Paris

Mar 20, 1815

Napoleon returned to Paris on 20 March after escaping from Elba and advancing through France. His arrival marked the beginning of the Hundred Days, the period that ended with the second restoration of Louis XVIII.

Royalist forces accept an imperial pardon

Apr 9, 1815

At Valence, the duc d'Angoulême signed a convention with Napoleon's forces under Grouchy. The agreement provided a free pardon for the royalist forces, which had not offered major resistance to the Imperialists.

The Waterloo Campaign begins

Jun 15, 1815

The Waterloo Campaign began on 15 June. It was fought between the French Army of the North and two Seventh Coalition armies: an Anglo-allied army and a Prussian army.

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Key Facts

  1. Napoleon escaped exile on Elba and landed at Golfe-Juan, France, on March 1, 1815.
  2. He entered Paris on March 20, causing Louis XVIII to flee and beginning his final rule as emperor.
  3. European powers formed the Seventh Coalition to remove Napoleon and restore the postwar settlement.
  4. Napoleon was decisively defeated by British and Prussian forces at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815.
  5. He abdicated on June 22, was exiled to Saint Helena, and Louis XVIII returned to Paris on July 8.

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