The end of Napoleon’s reign in France came at the cost of thousands of lives far from home at Leipzig. French lives had been lost before in battle--why did this battle finally end Napoleon’s rule of France?
Several of Napoleon’s enemies combined their forces at Leipzig to defeat him.
Napoleon was seen by his troops as an unfit military leader after the loss at Russia.
The leaders of Napoleon’s army were fearful of yet another defeat, so they did not fight as fiercely.
His army was weakened by their defeat in Russia, and they were greatly outnumbered at Leipzig.