st bite and other such related winter ailments. This single strategy killed almost half a million men. This was the beginning of the end for Napoleon. Out of the 500,000 troops that he brought, only 40,000 of his men managed to straggle back to Poland. This became known as the "Great Retreat". The campaigns of 1813 were hopeless from the start. Prussia and Austria joined Russia. Napoleon started by winning the Battle of Leipzig in May, but could not follow it up. No longer being the super power, some of his German allies joined the Russians, and Napoleon lost the Battle of Leipzig. Soon the Austrians, Prussians, and Bavarians were in northern France. The English in Spain were marching over the Pyrenees. France tired of fighting, out of money, and out of men could no longer support Napoleon. For all the time it took Napoleon to conquer Europe, it was almost over night that he lost it all. On April 11, 1814 Napoleon was abdicated. With the overthrow of Napoleon, the Countries of Europe came to Vienna to remake the map. Most of the old kings were given back there lands and France was reduced. They also decided to send Napoleon to the island of Elba. Even there he was a king. He organized an army and made roads. But all the while still had his eyes on France. On June 18, 1815 Napoleon with his new army once again attacked the English, led by the Duke of Wellington, at Waterloo. This battle was short lived and Napoleon was quickly defeated, and he was once again abdicated. But this time they sent him to live on the Island of St. Helena, where he died in may 1821. As you can see Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest military masterminds of all times, but as is with all good thing, they must come to an end. For all his intelligence and skill he was a terrible man. He killed almost half a million of his men, not to mention the men he kill that were not his enemies. ...
