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In eighteen pages this paper examines the last six years of the French Emperor’s life, which were spent in exile on the volcanic island of Saint Helena, and also discusses the events leading up to this exile. Twenty-one sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Bonaparte (1769-1821). Napoleon was likely the greatest military mind that ever lived, with the lone exception of Alexander the Great. He was also an arrogant egomaniac whose appetite
for conquest was never satisfied. For Napoleon, victory was the ultimate adrenaline rush, but like all great generals, he would also taste the bitter pill of defeat. His
final six years in exile revealed the true essence of the man that fueled his military successes. The General/Emperor was a thoughtful and curious man who never lost sight
of his place in history. He would do anything to preserve his legacy and that of his young son Napoleon II, even if this meant staying away from his
beloved France and out of the international spotlight he craved. The seeds of Napoleons destruction were sown three years before his final exile. In June of 1812, he was
Emperor of France, the King of Italy, and "master of the European continent."1 His military mastery was unparalleled, and his strategic planning and skill were crucial to his success.
Prior to waging war with Russia, Napoleon had achieved victory an amazing 35 times, with only three defeats that occurred early in his military career.2 Presiding over a
Grand Army of more than a half-million soldiers, the largest ever assembled to date, Napoleon set his sights on the prize that had long eluded him - Imperial Russia.
However, by December of that year, less than 20,000 of this Grand Army survived to return home, while the bodies of their comrades and the remains of the Emperors career
were scattered on the battlefield. What happened? Napoleons supreme confidence in himself and his abilities "turned into arrogance and a sense of invincibility."3 It was only a matter
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