In one military campaign, this man marched his army through the Franconian Forest to the Saale River, catching an enemy rearguard commanded by Hohenlohe.
In one military campaign, this man marched his army through the Franconian Forest to the Saale River, catching an enemy rearguard commanded by Hohenlohe. After being checked at Maloyaroslavets, he abandoned his troops by hurrying to his capital to suppress the Malet conspiracy. He won a victory at Vauchamps and three other battles in rapid succession in the Six Days Campaign but failed to stop the (*) Sénat Conservateur from removing him. He retained the right to nominate bishops in a reconciliation with Pope Pius VII and won a pyrrhic victory over Kutuzov at Borodino before embarking on a retreat that triggered the War of the Sixth Coalition. For 10 points, name this man who was exiled to Elba following the French invasion of Russia and then ultimately defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
In one military campaign, this man marched his army through the Franconian Forest to the Saale River, catching an enemy rearguard commanded by Hohenlohe.
Napoleon Bonaparte [accept either underlined; or Napoléon I of France; or Napoleone di Buonaparte accept either underlined]