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March 20, 2026

Daily History - L'Aigle Revient — The Eagle Returns

L'Aigle Revient — The Eagle Returns

An army is sent to stop him — and joins him instead. On March 20, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte marches into Paris without firing a single shot, transforming a daring prison-break from a Mediterranean island into one of history's most audacious political comebacks. Follow the road that changed everything, one defecting regiment at a time.

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