Russia also 'saved' Europe from Napoleonic domination.
But it was essentially the triumph of the Conservative, evidenced in the creation of the Holy Empire League among 3 Conservative Monarchies after the War.
Just how 'bad' was the Napoleonic Empire? Was it like autocratic Germany in 1914 or 1939?
I'm waiting for a sequel after reading Dwyer's biography of Napoleon some years ago,
And voila! it just came out!
Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power
Hope it arrives soon at the local library so I can check it out.
Meanwhile I must satisfy in a roundabout way, by reading the history from the British Conservative point of view;
The Savage Storm: Britain on the Brink in the Age of Napoleon
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