Then, on February 26, 1815, he slipped off of Elba with a handful of soldiers ... Bleucher hesitated to send his troops into Napoleon's path again. But, with Bleucher and the Prussians by his ...
Instead, they sent him back into exile ... Once the ruler of nearly all of Europe, Napoleon found himself confined to an island ten miles long and six miles wide. On Elba, he had at least been ...
Elba is the largest island of the Tuscan archipelago and the third-largest in Italy (behind Sardinia and Sicily). With its beautiful beaches and clear blue water, it is a popular getaway for beach ...
A group of sworn Napoleon supporters decide to inform the emperor of the plans for his release from captivity on Elba. They send a messenger off to the island, but because one of the conspirators ...