
Napoleon Part 6: Showdown at Waterloo
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Napoleon's Escape
The Allies formally declare war on France, pledging not to cease until Napoleon has been overthrown for good. The Duke of Wellington is in Vienna when news breaks of Napoleon's escape. He leaves immediately, heading for Brussels. War meant a lot different to them than it does to us. It meant promotion for most of the officers. And so enormous armies all started to converge on France.
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