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A cartoon from 1814 depicting the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte to the island of Elba. After his defeat in the War of the Sixth Coalition, he arrived in Elba on 3 May 1814, where he had sovereignty over the island. Napoleon stayed for 300 days, after which he escaped and regained power for the period known as the Hundred Days.Image credit: J. Phillips