In this book we discuss about the leaders who had significant impact on the history of mankind.
1.....Napoléon Bonaparte (born
Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 - 5 May 1821), usually referred to as simply Napoleon in English, was a French...
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On April 6, 1814, Napoleon was forced to abdicate power and went into exile on the island of Elba in the Mediterranean sea off of Italy. His exile did not last long, as he watched France stumbled forward without him.
In March 1815, Napoleon escaped the island and quickly made his way back to Paris. King Louis XVIII fled, and Napoleon triumphantly returned to power.
But the enthusiasm that greeted Napoleon when he resumed control of the government soon gave way to old frustrations and fears about his leadership.
Waterloo
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On June 16, 1815, poleon led French troops into Belgium and defeated the Prussians; two days later he was defeated by the British, reinforced by Prussian fighters, at the Battle of Waterloo.
It was a humiliating loss, and on June 22, 1815, Napoleon abdicated his powers. In an effort to prolong his dynasty he pushed to have his young son, Napoleon II, named emperor, but the coalition rejected the offer.
St. Helena
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After Napoleon's abdication from power in 1815, fearing a repeat of his earlier return from exile on Elba, the British government sent him to the remote island of St. Helena in the southern Atlantic.
For the most part Napoleon was free to do as he pleased at his new home. He had leisurely mornings, wrote often and read a lot. But the tedious routine of life soon got to him, and he often shut himself indoors.
Death
Napoleon died on May 5, 1821, on the island of St. Helena at the age of 51. By 1817 Napoleon's health had been deteriorating and he showed the early signs of a stomach ulcer or possibly cancer.
In early 1821 he was bedridden and growing weaker by the day. In April of that year, he dictated his last will:
"I wish my ashes to rest on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of that French people which I have loved so much. I die before my time, killed by the English oligarchy and its hired assassins."
Tomb
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Napoleon's tomb is located in Paris, France, in the Dôme des Invalides. Originally a royal chapel built between 1677 and 1706, the Invalides were turned into a military pantheon under Napoleon.
In addition to Napoleon Bonaparte, several other French notables are buried there, including Napoleon's son, l'Aiglon, the King of Rome; his brothers, Joseph and Jérôme Bonaparte; Generals Bertrand and Duroc; and the French marshals Foch and Lyautey.
