What was napoleon bonaparte's downfall?

Answer 1

The Peninsular War and the invasion of Russia heavily damaged his Army.
Napoleon states in his memoirs that the Peninsular War was his problem, His defeat in Russia also seriously weakened his army.
The continental system, a European trade embargo on British goods made him unpopular with all of Europe and was a factor in the worsening relationship with Russia which led to war. It may have meant that other countries were more likely to join coalitions against him.

He should've pulled his army out of the Iberian peninsular to a defensive position along the the Pyrenees when it became aparent that the local population would continue fighting. Keeping an army there made the French unpopular and cost French lives. The only benefit was to continue to the trade embargo which was only ever partially successful.

Finally you could say 'Russia'. He made several decisions in the Russian campaign any of which could've turned things around. He didn't have enough horses and could never move fast enough so if he could catch the Russian army and fight them and win. The Russians could withdraw without being pursued and destroyed. He shouldn't have picked somewhere to stay during the Russian winter instead of withdrawing by way of an area that had already been burned and pillaged, i.e. if he did withdraw he should've picked a more southerly route. Put simply he shouldn't have fought Russia and if he did fight the Russian war then he should've won.
The Battle of Waterloo after which he went into exile on St. Helena.

Two main things contributed to his downfall, Economics and Military failure.

In the Treaty of Tilset, Napoleon established the continental system which basically was a boycott of selling and buying of goods with the British. He realized that England depended heavily on other countries to buy from and sell to. What Napoleon didn't realize though was that England could trade with the U.S and and controlled India (even though he tried to stop British Trade with India in his invasion of Egypt) and was not limited to Prussia, Russia and Austria. The continental system did not hurt England as much as he had hoped, but it hurt other countries because they loved English goods and got them any way they could. This was also just another reason for the Austrians, Prussians and Russians to rebel against him.

Another reason for his downfall was his war tactic of constant Napoleonic Warfare. His main goal was to completely destroy the enemies army to the point where they no longer had the men to fight. But, this also caused heavy causualities on his side. Also, during his Invasion of Russia, he was hurt by the infamous Russian winters. When he retreated from Russia, almost all of his men got left behind (along with Michael Ney) and were completely annihilated by the enemy forces. After this, he suffered because of his army, or lack there of.

His Military defeat at Waterloo was the final nail in his coffin.

His downfall was his ego in becoming the greatest and wanting to gain more and more land. He eventually started to downfall when he invaded Russia. The russians retreated and let Napoleons army die off from the harsh weather of Russia.

The final demise of Napoleon was the battle of Waterloo. But his decline can be marked from his invasion of Russia in 1812.

The Peninsula War, known to the French as the Spanish ulcer, combined with the Russian disaster of 1812 to weaken him so much that he was exiled, the first time.

When he returned in the Hundred Days, Napoleon's downfall was that he had had so much power. He promised peace to the other European Powers if they let him have the throne. However, no-one could bear to see the man who once ruled most of Europe in power again, so it was off to war! This conflict led to Waterloo, and his final exile.

1. Guerilla warfare in Spain that tied down his available forces.
2. The Russian Winter which defeated him in Russia.
3. The arrival of the Prussians at Waterloo.

Other events came into play such as:

1. The failure to gain alliances in Egypt against the UK.
2. The Slave Revolt in Haiti that sacrificed an Army to Yellow Fever.
3. The destruction of the French Navy at Trafalgar.
4. The failure of the Continental System.
5. The lack of time to train a new conscript Army for service at Waterloo.
6. The failure to adapt the rifle over the musket.

His ego is one reason for his downfall. The biggest reason was because he underestimated Russia's power and led his armies to certain death in order to try and conquer Moscow. They suffered huge casualties and had to retreat. In result, Napoleon abdicated his throne. Napoleon's goal to conquer whole world= FAIL.

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It may have been that he was overly confident not because of ego but because real life experiences that favored the tactics and stratagies employed. Napoleon never lead his armies to certain death and defeat. His troops were confident of victory when he lead them.
Encircled France with strong countries

Answer 2

He decided to fight everyone in Europe at the same time.

He really should've taken them a few at a time.

If he didn't have England and Russia at the same time I could be typing this in French.

Hitler did the same thing, I guess evil people don't bother with History.

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Napoleon himself seemed to blame one of the least significant of his endeavors, which was the war with Spain. In his memoirs Napoleon laid the blame squarely on the Peninsular War when he said that "All my disasters are bound up in that fatal knot".

Answer 3

nepolians downfall(sorry for spelling) was he became insane with power and couldnt stop with the plan of "taking over the world" same thing happened with hitler, musiline, and the eropeans and romans and the greek.. ect...

Answer 4

He attacked Russia, destroyed his army, in the process, and then his enemies regrouped and attacked.

Answer 5

He would literally double... no triple cross anyone who befriended him he had so many enemies in the end that he just lost

Answer 6

Napoleons fall from power.

Answer 7

when he was sent to that island

Answer 8

His decision to invade russia