<P> Napoleon then invaded the Iberian Peninsula , hoping to extend the Continental System and choke off British trade with the European mainland , and declared his brother Joseph Bonaparte the King of Spain in 1808 . The Spanish and the Portuguese revolted with British support . The Peninsular War lasted six years , featured extensive guerrilla warfare , and ended in victory for the Allies . The Continental System caused recurring diplomatic conflicts between France and its client states , especially Russia . The Russians were unwilling to bear the economic consequences of reduced trade and routinely violated the Continental System , enticing Napoleon into another war . The French launched a major invasion of Russia in the summer of 1812 . The campaign destroyed Russian cities but resulted in the collapse of the Grande Armée and inspired a renewed push against Napoleon by his enemies . In 1813 , Prussia and Austria joined Russian forces in the War of the Sixth Coalition against France . A lengthy military campaign culminated in a large Allied army defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813 , but his tactical victory at the minor Battle of Hanau allowed retreat onto French soil . The Allies then invaded France and captured Paris in the spring of 1814 , forcing Napoleon to abdicate in April . He was exiled to the island of Elba off the coast of Tuscany , and the Bourbon dynasty was restored to power . However , Napoleon escaped from Elba in February 1815 and took control of France once again . The Allies responded by forming a Seventh Coalition which defeated him at the Battle of Waterloo in June . The British exiled him to the remote island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic , where he died six years later at the age of 51 . </P>
<P> Napoleon then invaded the Iberian Peninsula , hoping to extend the Continental System and choke off British trade with the European mainland , and declared his brother Joseph Bonaparte the King of Spain in 1808 . The Spanish and the Portuguese revolted with British support . The Peninsular War lasted six years , featured extensive guerrilla warfare , and ended in victory for the Allies . The Continental System caused recurring diplomatic conflicts between France and its client states , especially Russia . The Russians were unwilling to bear the economic consequences of reduced trade and routinely violated the Continental System , enticing Napoleon into another war . The French launched a major invasion of Russia in the summer of 1812 . The campaign destroyed Russian cities but resulted in the collapse of the Grande Armée and inspired a renewed push against Napoleon by his enemies . In 1813 , Prussia and Austria joined Russian forces in the War of the Sixth Coalition against France . A lengthy military campaign culminated in a large Allied army defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813 , but his tactical victory at the minor Battle of Hanau allowed retreat onto French soil . The Allies then invaded France and captured Paris in the spring of 1814 , forcing Napoleon to abdicate in April . He was exiled to the island of Elba off the coast of Tuscany , and the Bourbon dynasty was restored to power . However , Napoleon escaped from Elba in February 1815 and took control of France once again . The Allies responded by forming a Seventh Coalition which defeated him at the Battle of Waterloo in June . The British exiled him to the remote island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic , where he died six years later at the age of 51 . </P>
who was imprisoned twice and later exiled from paris
who was imprisoned twice and later exiled from paris
Napoleon
Napoleon