Napoleon, Emperor of the French, was detained on HMS Bellerophon in Plymouth Sound from 26 July to 4 August 1815. Large crowds came to catch a glimpse of him.
These two blocks of granite are from Dartmoor Prison, where thousands of French prison…
Napoleon Bonaparte in Plymouth Sound July 14 to 4 August 1815
Napoleon, Emperor of the French, surrendered to the Royal Navy soon after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. Whilst the British authorities were deciding his fate, Napoleon was he…