“Emperor” Napoleon I, of the Island of Elba, escapes from his British-imposed exile, between the northern Italian coast and the island of Corsica.
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References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 3:369.
“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 26 February 2011, News: 3.
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