Napoleon Bonaparte
… and declare war. He ruled as a director from 1799 to 1815. Napoleon was not king, but his power was absolute, … small island of Elba, off the coast of Italy. However, in 1815, he escaped, returned to France and attempted to regain … and Russia defeated him at the Battle of Waterloo on 15 July 1815. This time he was exiled to St Helena, an island …