Near Grenoble, a regiment of hussars and infantry regiment with artillery met with Napoleon and sworn their aligns to him. All this had a strong influence on the people, who believed in the return of the Emperor. Subsequently, appeals were issued to the inhabitants of Gap, Grenoble, and Lyon. Immediately upon landing, he issued a manifesto to the French. He was well aware of the importance of propaganda. Unlike many of the cities that he past true, the Grenoble gate was closed for Napoleon. On March 7, 1815, he went to Grenoble, the capital of the province. Replenishing his supplies in Cannes, Napoleon decided to go north through the Dauphiné province. Guards on the shore welcomed the Emperor. Thus, Napoleon and his small army reached the coast of France on March 1, 1815. One of them noticed the flotilla coming from the Elbe and even had a few words with the captain of the ship with Napoleon abroad, but he did not find anything suspicious. The island of Elba was patrolled by French and British ships. On the night of February 25, 1815, the ship with Napoleon aboard, accompanied by six more ships sailed from the island. All these factors, both in domestic and foreign policy, gave Napoleon grounds to believe that France was ready for his return. England and Austria strongly opposed the strengthening of Russia in Europe, there were different opinions on the fate of Poland and Saxony. There was no longer the unity of allies that existed during the Sixth Coalition. On the other hand, the peasantry still well remembered the pre-revolutionary order and was afraid of losing their lands. The elite of the Empire was pushed to a secondary role. The domestic policy of Louis XVIII was reactionary. Napoleon received news from France, and he was dissatisfied with the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, and from Vienna, where the Vienna Congress was held, at which the leading powers of Europe negotiated the future world order. On May 3, 1814, on an English ship, Napoleon arrived on the island, on 14 May, Cambronne and other French generals joined him with a part of the old guard, who wished to go with their Emperor. Napoleon chose the Elbe that was not far from his native Corsica. Napoleon Bonaparte was invited to choose his place of exile between the islands of Corfu, Corsica, and the Elbe. ![]() The conclusion of the Paris Peace meant that Napoleon would no longer be able to participate in the political life of Europe. “One Hundred Days” is the period between the return of Napoleon I on March 1, 1815, and his fall on July 7, 1815.
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