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Louisiana was purchased from France during the Napoleonic Wars. Napolean used the money to fund an army that he amassed on the north coast of France for a plann
by a-priori 14y ago
Louisiana was purchased from France during the Napoleonic Wars. Napolean used the money to fund an army that he amassed on the north coast of France for a planned invasion of England.
But he never launched the invasion, and the money was wasted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%27s_planned_invasion_of_the_United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%27s_planned_invasion_o...
- philwelch 14y agoIt should be pointed out that the loss of Haiti to a slave revolt led Napoleon to believe that the Western Hemisphere was a bad investment. That was the other major impetus.