Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1814 campaign in northern France saw Napoleon desperately struggling for his survival as Coalition armies closed in after his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig (Battle of the Nations) in 1813. Many historians avow that Napoleon's fight to retain his throne and his Empire during the early months of 1814 remain his finest hour, although he ultimately failed.During the months of January to late March, Napoleon executed a series of manoeuvres and fought a series of battles which demonstrated his genius for warfare at the highest level as both a strategist and a tactician. Fighting against the overwhelming odds of two hostile armies converging on Paris, Napoleon moved with lightning speed, parrying and throwing back one adversary before lunging to the next. Despite his brilliance, however, he lacked the manpower by this late stage of the Napoleonic Wars to deliver a decisive blow, and, although his enemies were shaken and severely mauled, they were able to recover and to eventually unite with their superior strength before Paris and bring the war to its conclusion. The capture of Paris by Coalition forces saw the demise of the First Empire and the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte to the island of Elba.. }
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- 1814_campaign_in_France abstract "The 1814 campaign in northern France saw Napoleon desperately struggling for his survival as Coalition armies closed in after his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig (Battle of the Nations) in 1813. Many historians avow that Napoleon's fight to retain his throne and his Empire during the early months of 1814 remain his finest hour, although he ultimately failed.During the months of January to late March, Napoleon executed a series of manoeuvres and fought a series of battles which demonstrated his genius for warfare at the highest level as both a strategist and a tactician. Fighting against the overwhelming odds of two hostile armies converging on Paris, Napoleon moved with lightning speed, parrying and throwing back one adversary before lunging to the next. Despite his brilliance, however, he lacked the manpower by this late stage of the Napoleonic Wars to deliver a decisive blow, and, although his enemies were shaken and severely mauled, they were able to recover and to eventually unite with their superior strength before Paris and bring the war to its conclusion. The capture of Paris by Coalition forces saw the demise of the First Empire and the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte to the island of Elba.".