USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After his final defeat by British and Prussian forces in June 1815, Napoleon was imprisoned on the island of
A
Waterloo
B
Corsica
C
St. Helena
D
Newfoundland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A few days after his humiliating rout at Waterloo, on June 22, 1815, Napoleon once again abdicated the throne of France. That October, he was exiled to the remote, British-held island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. He died there on May 5, 1821, at age 51, most likely from stomach cancer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Exile and Imprisonment Napoleon resided at Longwood House on St, Helena, the former summer residence of the islands’ Governor that is said to have been particularly uninviting. There was a naval exclusion zone placed around the island.

Detailed explanation-3: -Exiled to the island of Elba, he escaped to France in early 1815 and raised a new Grand Army that enjoyed temporary success before its crushing defeat at Waterloo against an allied force under Wellington on June 18, 1815. Napoleon was subsequently exiled to the island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Napoleon escaped in February 1815 and took control of France. The Allies responded by forming a Seventh Coalition, which defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. The British exiled him to the remote island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic, where he died in 1821 at the age of 51.

Detailed explanation-5: -Napoleon spent more than five years on the island, arriving in October 1815. It’s where he created his myth, dictated his memoirs and battled chronic pain from old battlefield injuries – and, possibly, fatal stomach cancer.

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