Napoleon Bonaparte brought order to France after the violence of the French Revolution. He appointed himself Emperor of France after a revolution to end monarchy! A successful military and political leader, he led many armed conflicts from 1803 to 1815 called the Napoleonic Wars. His conquests for power led to battle after battle and continuous war throughout Europe as he conquered much of Europe. Many in Europe opposed Napoleon and attempted to stop his conquests. After more than a decade of Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon was exiled to Elba, an island off the coast of Italy. Louis the XVIII was put on the throne of France as king. Napoleon escaped from exile in February of 1815 and returned to France and to cheering crowds...but his comeback was not for long.