By 1813 Emperor of France Napoleon I's Grande Armée was severely depleted as a result of losses suffered in the unsuccessful 1812 invasion of Russia and the ongoing German Campaign as well as from diseases such as typhus. Napoleon considered that he was 110,000 soldiers short of those needed to defend France ahead of an anticipated invasion of north-east France by the Sixth Coalition. He decided to extend conscription in the Empire to supply the necessary men.