This return is remembered as one of the greatest comebacks of all time and the path Bonaparte took through the Alpes to Grenoble – before continuing on to Paris – has also gained a certain notoriety. Not only that but by the time he got to the French capital, he had raised an army and retaken control of the country – against all odds. Despite being declared an enemy of the state and having a price on his head, he reached his destination in less than two and a half weeks. He landed at Golfe-Juan on the Côte d'Azur on February 28 with 700 loyal men and started marching towards Paris over difficult terrain to avoid arrest. Instead of waiting for fate, the Corsican took matters into his own hands: escaping by boat and travelling to France. There were also rumours about his impending banishment to an even more remote island in the middle of the Atlantic. The former emperor of France had been in exile on the small Mediterranean island of Elba for nearly a year, he was separated from his young family and his finances were dwindling. Things weren't looking good for Napoleon Bonaparte in early 1815.
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