An attempt to blockade all of Europe against British trade, which proved impossible to enforce and alienated his allies.
The most cited version is from a letter to General Jean Lemeurois in 1813, where Napoleon wrote, "It is not possible' is not French." Napoleon.Maiden.A.maiden.without.the.word.impos...
A "bleeding ulcer" in Spain where guerrilla warfare neutralized his conventional military advantages. An attempt to blockade all of Europe against