
3.54- The Empire
Revolutions
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Napoleon's Last Window of Imperial Rule
Napoleon's last window of imperial rule was closed almost exactly 200 years ago at waterloo on june eighteenth 18 15. Tallyrand forged a secret pact with britain and prussia against austria and russia, breaking the anti french coalition. He got france a seat at the table with decision making powers. After this great defeat, napoleon abdicated again,. This time he was exiled to saint helena, a thousand miles off the coast of africa, an island from which he could not escape.
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