5 May 1821
France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 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
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: 11 November 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 11 November 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 11 Nov. 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.
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