Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Today in History - April 11, 1814 - Napoleon is Exiled to Elba

Napoleon is Exiled to Elba - April 11, 1815

  Today in History, Napoleon who was the emperor of France, abdicated the throne, and was exiled to  the Mediterranean Island of Elba. A year later, he reclaimed the throne of France, and a few months later, was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. He abdicated the throne a second time and was now exiled to an island called St. Helena, where he lived out the rest of his life. He died on age 52.

Napoleon Exiled to Elba

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