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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8208064, member: 110226&quot;]A couple of things happened in 1815.&nbsp; This guy showed up from Elba, escaping from exile, taking the scenic route to Paris.&nbsp; Louis got wind of his return, packed up the bags and got out of town in a cloud of dust.&nbsp; But history tells us of a little skirmish near a town called Waterloo in the same year, with the outcome sending Napoleon to Saint Helena permanently, no exceptions. Louis returned, reestablishing Bourbon rule over France and her colonies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Napoleon Bonaparte, 1815</p><p>5 Francs, the &quot;100 Days&quot;</p><p>B (Rouen)</p><p>KM 704.1; C-172</p><p>ex. Karl Stephens</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1439111[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a more detailed account of this pivotal period in 1815:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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