Great comment. I would only add to this: > Napoleon's defeat, though a great relief to the rest of Europe, was a blow to the French pride. (As far as I am awar

Great comment. I would only add to this: > Napoleon's defeat, though a great relief to the rest of Europe, was a blow to the French pride. (As far as I am aware, he is still a national hero in France to this day.) Yes, to this very day he has a tomb fit for an Emperor[0]. Established in 1861, only a short ten years before the Franco-Prussian War. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides#Tombs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides#Tombs