British cartoon depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile to Elba Island. He carries a broken swor
British cartoon depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile to Elba Island. He carries a broken sword, symbolizing his defeat after War of the Sixth Coalition, and he rides a jackass, symbolizing the fact that the Brits thought he was a jackass.Bonaparte would escape Elbe and regain control of France, a period known as the “Hundred Days”. He would be permanently exiled after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. -- source link
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