#857 - L'Armistizio di Pleiswitz : Napoleone perde la calma e forse l'impero
Summary
This episode examines the 1813 armistice during the War of the Sixth Coalition, questioning Napoleon's later claim that it was his greatest strategic error. It details the diplomatic maneuvers at Reichenbach, where Austria secretly agreed to mediate peace or join the Allies, and the failed negotiations with Metternich that led to Austria's entry into the war. The summary concludes by explaining how this diplomatic shift set the stage for the resumption of hostilities and the eventual Battle of Leipzig.
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Episode intro: Napoleon's armistice error
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Review of Lützen and Bautzen victories
Allied command issues and Barclay de Tolly
Prussian and Russian strategic disagreements
Napoleon's advance and Davout takes Hamburg
Battle of Luckau and Oudinot's retreat
Stalemate at Legnica and supply problems
Signing of the armistice at Plaschwitz
Reichenbach Convention: British financial aid
Secret Austrian treaty and peace terms
Differing agendas of Austria and Britain
Napoleon's doubts and marshals' advice
Failed meeting between Napoleon and Metternich
Prague peace conference failure
Spanish setbacks and end of truce
Outro and sponsor acknowledgments
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