1852. In four books with a concluding chapter. History of the English War Hero who defeated Napoleon in Spain and France and forced his first abdication. Napoleon left his exile on Elba and returned to France. Gaining control once again over the country, he then faced a reformation of the alliance against him. Wellington left Vienna to command the British forces. He ended up in Belgium where after a complicated series of events the joined armies finally defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. The French Emperor abdicated once again and was spirited away by the British to distant St. Helena.