France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena

Date: 5 May 1821
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01"St Helena: Early History" [online], available at: btinternet.com [accessed 29 April 2009]
02"Historic Figures: Napoleon Bonaparte" [online], available at: bbc.co.uk/history [accessed 29 April 2009]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010913

South African History Online (2011) 'France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010913 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010913, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010913. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010913.