Napoleon Bonaparte

Once a year La Grace dresses up as the British warship Undaunted and I take on the role of Captain Thomas Ussher, who had the honour (just as I have today) of commanding the ship charged with taking Emperor Napoleon into exile on the island of Elba. As a great rarity I guard the Legion of Honour with a blue ribbon, which this great commander awarded me on the occasion of his 200th anniversary, as one of only four people in the world.

The red orders are awarded to soldiers and the blue ones to civilians.

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Part of this island's history is closely bound up with the exile of this great French commander. While you are on Elba, you must find the time to visit at least one of the three museums that chart his life here.