FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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The Reign of Terror
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Napoleon’s return to power
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The length of Napoleon’s banishment
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The return of monarchy under Louis XVIII
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hundred Days, French Cent Jours, in French history, period between March 20, 1815, the date on which Napoleon arrived in Paris after escaping from exile on Elba, and July 8, 1815, the date of the return of Louis XVIII to Paris.
Detailed explanation-2: -The period known as “the hundred days” marked the events that occurred between Napoleon’s return to Paris on March 20, 1815, after his exile on Elba, and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII to the throne of France on July 8, 1815.
Detailed explanation-3: -Despite defeats in Egypt, Napoleon returned to a hero’s reception. Outmanoeuvring the government and supported by his army he collaborated in a coup d’état to overthrow the Directory and establish the Consulate. By 1800 Napoleon had become the First Consul of France, and was now in a position of total power.
Detailed explanation-4: -“One Hundred Days” is the period between the return of Napoleon I on March 1, 1815, and his fall on July 7, 1815. The conclusion of the Paris Peace meant that Napoleon would no longer be able to participate in the political life of Europe.