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1815

April 29-Napoleon Bonaparte is informed of an advancing Prussian Army regiment which has orders to capture him dead or alive. Napoleon flees Paris for Western France, and leaves behind false documents and letters suggesting he was escaping to Parma where his Wife was Duchess.

July 7-Graf von Zieten's Prussian I Corps entered Paris. Prussian soldiers raid Napoleon's residence, where they uncover evidence suggesting Napoleon has fled for Parma. The British Navy immediatly begins sailing for the Tyrrhenian Sea, and Austrian troops fresh from the Neapolition war begin moving to occupy Parma.

July 9-Louis XVIII is restored as King of France, restoring the Ancien Regime.

July 15-Napoleon arrives in the port of Rochefort, and with a few of his companions, decides to escape to America. Using a commendeered Merchant ship, Napoleon ship slips past the substantially weakened British Blockade. Napoleon decided to Land in the port of Baltimore, where he would be able to quickly reach Washington D.C and be granted Asylum by the American Government.

July 18-The Invasion of Parma begins, with Austrian troops forming the bulk of Coalition forces in the area. A tight British blockade of the small Parma coastline begins.

July 22-Austrian troops capture the City of Parma after a token resistance by Parmanese troops. Marie Louise and Napoleon II are taken prisoner, but Napoleon is nowhere to be found. Realizing they had been decieved, the Coalition begins a frantic search over all of Europe.

July 30-Napoleon arrives in Baltimore, Maryland, and begins traveling to Washington D.C. crowds of curious citizens begin tagging along to catch a glimpse of the French Emperor.

August 4-The Coalition has determined that Napoleon is no longer in Europe, but is unaware he has landed in America. The Coaltion orders their navies to board every ship they find on the high seas, including Neutral vessels.

August 6-Napoleon arrives in Washington D.C, and seeks to speak with Secretary of State and War, James Monroe.

To be continued.
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