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St. Helena

After his final defeat at Waterloo and his subsequent second exile, Napoleon Bonaparte spent 10 weeks on board the HMS Northumberland as it sailed him to the far-flung reaches of the South Atlantic. His destination was St Helena, a small and windswept island under British control. Almost 2000 kilometres west of Africa, St Helena measured only 122 square kilometres (47 square miles) - half the size of his former home-in-exile, Elba. His intended home, Longwood, was not finished by the time he arrived and so Bonaparte stayed with a British family - the Balcombes- at their residence The Briars. He made a great friend of the family's younger daughter Betsy and the pair got on famously. There was much rancour between Bonaparte and the British governor of the island, Sir Hudson Lowe, and the former emperor complained bitterly of his treatment. Bonaparte complained about not being able to ride without a British escort, however, he apparently refused to even accept riding within sight of them as it was "offensive" to him. Another sore point was Lowe's refusal to call the former emperor "your majesty". He instead called his prisoner "General Bonaparte." While Lowe was not the most tactful person to deal with, the complaints about being poorly supplied and fed may not have a lot of basis. According to one of his staff, Bonaparte and his retainers were given on a daily basis by the British:

40 kilos of meat
nine chickens
17 bottles of wine (excluding champagne and spirits)
While his household spent much of the five-and-a-half years on the island squabbling with each other, Bonaparte himself set off on what has been called his last campaign - that of writing his memoirs and creating a legend around his name. It was undoubtedly his most lasting victory.

Ajman, 1971, Arrival HMS «Northumbland» on St. Helena

Ajman, 1971, Longwood, St. Helena

Ajman, 1971, Napoleon on St. Helena

Ajman, 1971, Funeral of Napoleon

Ascension Island, 1984, Stamp of Ascension

Ascension Island, 1984, Stamp of Ascension

Ascension Island, 1984, Stamp of Ascension

Ascension Island, 1984, Stamp of Ascension

Cuba, 1981, Death of Napoleon

Equatorial Guinea, 1977, Death of Napoleon

Fujeira, 1972, Napoleon Death Scene

Gabon, 1971, Longwood House

Isle of Man, 1981, Governor Mark Wilks and Napoleon, St. Helena

Manama, 1972, Death of Napoleon

Niger, 1971, Longwood, St. Helena; Napoleon

Niger, 1971, Napoleon after death

Paraguay, 1978, Napoleon playing chess

St. Helena Island, 1903, Goverment house

St. Helena Island, 1903, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1903, Goverment house

St. Helena Island, 1903, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1903, Goverment house

St. Helena Island, 1903, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, Goverment house

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, Goverment house

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, Goverment house

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, Goverment house

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1912/1916, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1922, Goverment house

St. Helena Island, 1922, The Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1922, Goverment house

St. Helena Island, 1934, Lot and Lot's Wife

St. Helena Island, 1934, The «Plantation»

St. Helena Island, 1934, Map of St. Helena

St. Helena Island, 1934, Quay, Jamestown

St. Helena Island, 1934, James valley and Longwood house

St. Helena Island, 1934, Jamestown

St. Helena Island, 1934, Munden's Promontory

St. Helena Island, 1934, High Knoll

St. Helena Island, 1953, Flax plantation

St. Helena Island, 1953, Heart-shaped Waterfall

St. Helena Island, 1953, Flax plantation

St. Helena Island, 1953, Flagstaff and the The Barn hills

St. Helena Island, 1953, Map of St. Helena

St. Helena Island, 1953, The Castle

St. Helena Island, 1953, Jamestown

St. Helena Island, 1953, Longwood

St. Helena Island, 1968, Maps of Tristan and St. Helena

St. Helena Island, 1968, Maps of Tristan and St. Helena

St. Helena Island, 1968, Maps of Tristan and St. Helena

St. Helena Island, 1968, Maps of Tristan and St. Helena

St. Helena Island, 1971, Napoleon crossing the Alp; Napoleon's Tomb

St. Helena Island, 1971, Napoleon on St. Helena

St. Helena Island, 1976, High Knoll. 1806

St. Helena Island, 1976, The Friar rock in Friars Valley. 1815

St. Helena Island, 1976, Column Lot. 1815

St. Helena Island, 1976, Sandy Bay Valley, 1809

St. Helena Island, 1976, The castle Terrace. 1815

St. Helena Island, 1976, The Briars. 1815

St. Helena Island, 1976, Plantation House. 1821

St. Helena Island, 1976, Longwood

St. Helena Island, 1976, St. James's Valley. 1815

St. Helena Island, 1976, St. Helena. 1815

St. Helena Island, 1976, Sugar Loaf Hill. 1821

St. Helena Island, 1979, R. F. Seal's Chart of 1823

St. Helena Island, 1979, Jamestown and Inclined Plane

St. Helena Island, 1980, Tomb of Napoleon in 1848

St. Helena Island, 1980, Arrival on St. Helena

St. Helena Island, 1980, Near the tomb of Napoleon

St. Helena Island, 1980, Jamestown Castle post stone

St. Helena Island, 1980, The Briars

St. Helena Island, 1981, Map of St. Helena (1815)

St. Helena Island, 1981, Map of St. Helena (1817)

St. Helena Island, 1983, King and Queen Rocks

St. Helena Island, 1983, Turk's Cap

St. Helena Island, 1983, Coastline from Jamestown

St. Helena Island, 1983, Mundens Point

St. Helena Island, 1984, Lot and Lot's Wife

St. Helena Island, 1984, The «Plantation»

St. Helena Island, 1984, Map of island

St. Helena Island, 1984, Quay, Jamestown

St. Helena Island, 1984, James valley and Longwood house

St. Helena Island, 1984, Jamestown

St. Helena Island, 1984, Munden's Promontory

St. Helena Island, 1984, High Knoll

St. Helena Island, 1990, Funeral Cortege, Jamestown Wharf

St. Helena Island, 1990, Coffin being conveyed to the «La Belle Poule»

St. Helena Island, 1990, Napoleon's Tomb

St. Helena Island, 1992, Governor Brooke and Plantation house

St. Helena Island, 1996, Mr. Porteous's House

St. Helena Island, 1996, The Briars

St. Helena Island, 1996, Longwood

St. Helena Island, 1996, Tomb of Napoleon

St. Helena Island, 1998, HMS «Northumberland»

St. Helena Island, 1998, French ship «La Belle Poule»

St. Helena Island, 1999, St. Helena stamp. Invalides

St. Helena Island, 2000, Hudson Low and George Bingham

St. Helena Island, 2000, Napoleon, British warship, funeral cortege

St. Helena Island, 2002, Jamestown, William Doveton

St. Helena Island, 2003, Tomb of Napoleon; Briars

St. Helena Island, 2003, Sand plover; Longwood

St. Helena Island, 2005, The Friar

St. Helena Island, 2005, Sugar Loaf

St. Helena Island, 2005, The Turk's Cup

St. Helena Island, 2005, Lot's Wife

St. Helena Island, 2008, Longwood house, Napoleon's Tomb

St. Helena Island, 2009, Briars, Napoleon and Betsy Balcombe

St. Helena Island, St. Helena. Post office

St. Helena Island, 2008.05.07, St. Helena. Eagle