answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Napoleon wasn't given the choice. Waterloo was, in the end, a crushing defeat for the French. A recovery, in military terms, despite the lack of damage to the relatively unengaged force commanded by Marshal Grouchy, was never really an option. The pursuit after the battle, particularly by the vengeful Prussian cavalry had been quite effective. The Monarchy was going to be re-established in France no matter what Napoleon wanted. Having broken his parole the 'Emperor of Elba' was in no position to dictate terms. I think it is probable he did not know of his fate when he boarded HMS Bellerephon, which took him to his lonely fate. I do not know just who made the decision to take him there....... & none of this removes him from his place in History: Vive l'Empereur !

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Should Napoleon be returned to Elba or sent to St Helena?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Where was Napoleon exilled?

Napoleon was banished to Elba, a tiny island off the coast of Italy. He broke his parole, escaped from Elba, and returned to France, before he was defeated at Waterloo and exiled to St. Helena, in the remote South Atlantic.


What happened to Napoleon after his stay on Elba?

He escaped from Elba and returned to France where he returned to power.


Who was exiled to Elba and then to St. Helena?

Napoleon Bonaparte.


When did the Napoleon returned from Elba?

He never did he died there


What two islands was Napoleon exiled to?

Elba and St. Helena.


Where is Napoleon sent after his final battle?

His first exile was to the Island of Elba. When he returned for the hundred days, ending at Waterloo, he was exiled to St Helena. He dies there in 1821.


How did Napoleon ecscape St. Helena?

He escaped from Elba but never from St. Helena. He died there in exile in 1821.


What is Napoleon's isle of exile?

Napoleon was exiled twice. He was initially exiled to Elba in 1814 after his first defeat. He escaped from Elba, in the Mediterranean and returned to lead France during the period known as the "Hundred Days". After the Battle of Waterloo he was defeated again and this time exiled to the island of St Helena in the Atlantic..


Which French empire died in St. Helena?

Napoleon Bonaparte, who was exiled to Elba, Italy, after defeat in 1814, escaped and returned to France before being beaten again at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and imprisoned by the British on St Helena


What was napoleon's punishment?

Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba, but he somehow managed to escape. Later he was exiled to the remote island of St. Helena where he died of cancer.


What islands was Napoleon Bonaparte banished to?

Napoleon was exiled to two islands. First, in 1814, he was banned to Elba, an island right in front of the coast of Italy. Then, in 1815 after a short return to power, he was exiled to St Helena, an island near South Africa. Napoleon was banished to St. Helana in the South Atlantic.


Where is Napoleon re-exiled?

Since he had escaped from Elba he was sent to the smaller St. Helena in the South Atlantic.