Abstract
the victory of the duke of Wellington and Marshal Bliicher at Waterloo and the second abdication of Napoleon, Louis XVIII was again restored to the French throne. The Hundred Days had presented the allies with the problem of ensuring his position, for though Napoleon was now in exile under guard at St. Helena, the loyalty of the French army remained in question. The allies were not to be satisfied with battlefield victory as they had been in 1 8 14; it was now necessary for the stability of Europe that France be restricted to her own borders. Therefore, the allies again turned to Louis XVIII because they felt he alone could keep France from interfering in the internal affairs of other states, and, in return, agreed to establish a multinational army to occupy France and provide him with the time necessary to establish his rule. This essay will review the success of the military occupation of France by the European powers and the role of the duke of Wellington as commander of the allied forces.
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