The nation of the French, no mean people, have believed that perfidious Albion, their arch enemy over so many centuries, had done its worst once again by arranging for the death of their greatest hero. It became a world event.įrom the very moment that Napoleon breathed his last, controversy has dogged the record. However, this death was no ordinary death it did not occur in the usual way and was not reported upon as other deaths would have been. In the end, he died of cancer of the stomach as his father had done before him also at a young age. He suffered from illnesses caused by long periods pf campaigning over many years such as piles and persistent diarrhoea to which were added illnesses that could have been hereditary. Like many great men, Napoleon was no stranger to ill health. Was he poisoned by the British or did he die of natural causes?įrom the very first day that Napoleon stepped on board HMS Bellepheron on the morning of 15 th July 1815 to his death in the early evening of the 5 th May 1821, his health was a major preoccupation for both captors and captive. How Napoleon died in captivity on St Helena. Chatham Dockyard: The Infrastructure of Victory.Nathaniel Dance and the East India Company’s Marine.
The Berkshire Regiment, the Early Years.
