By 1809, Napoleon Bonaparte sat at the summit of his power, yet the Napoleonic machine was beginning to show fatal cracks. While the Emperor secured a costly victory against Austria at the Battle of Wagram, the Spanish Ulcer continued to drain his resources and morale. This episode explores the failure of the continental system, the rise of savage guerrilla warfare, and the personal family dramas that led to a hemorrhaging of French power. Discover how the myth of invincibility was broken, setting the stage for the final march toward Russia.