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Why didn't he stay in France?


After returning to power in 1814, Emperor Bonaparte should've stayed in France and fought a defensive war. Instead, he went to Waterloo.........

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He had no choice, the british, austrians or russians would have never allowed Napoleon to rebuild his strenght in France in peace only to restart the napoleonic wars 2 or 3 years later.

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If he won at Waterloo, would they have left him alone?

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Most probably yes, modern historians believe that if Napoleon had won Waterloo the rest of the powers would have retreated to defend their own borders.

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